Ad-hoc 24 Feb 2015

Sixt SE: Sixt SE examines IPO of subsidiary Sixt Leasing AG

Sixt SE  / Key word(s): Miscellaneous24.02.2015 21:28Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmittedby DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THEUNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION INWHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.Pullach, 24 February 2015 - Sixt SE is currently examining an IPO by itssubsidiary Sixt Leasing AG. The Sixt Leasing AG is the parent company ofthe Leasing Business Unit, under which all activities of private andcorporate customer leasing as well as fleet management are subsumed.The objective for the subsidiary's separate listing is to substantiallystrengthen the capital base in the leasing business by adding equity fromthe capital market. This shall improve the financing structure of theLeasing Business Unit and also create financial latitude for further growthin the leasing business, whilst also leaving untouched the equity ratio ofthe strongly expanding Vehicle Rental Business Unit. In addition, theLeasing Business Unit's financing shall become more independent of theGroup parent Sixt SE in the medium term. Sixt SE still plans to retain amajor interest in Sixt Leasing AG even after the IPO.At present Sixt SE and Sixt Leasing AG are examining the structure anddetails of such a potential transaction.Contact:Sixt SEFrank Elsner Sixt Central Press OfficeTel.: +49 - 89 - 99 24 96 30Fax: +49 - 89 - 99 24 96 32Mail: pressrelations@sixt.comThese materials may not be published, distributed or transmitted in theUnited States, Canada, Australia or Japan.  These materials do notconstitute an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer topurchase securities (the "Shares") of Sixt Leasing AG (the "Company") inthe United States, Germany or any other jurisdiction. The Shares of theCompany may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registrationor an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, asamended (the "Securities Act"). The Shares of the Company have not been,and will not be, registered under the Securities Act. Any sale in theUnited States of the securities mentioned in this communication will bemade solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in, and inreliance on, Rule 144A under the Securities Act.In the United Kingdom, this document is only being distributed to and isonly directed at persons who (i) are investment professionals fallingwithin Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (ii) arepersons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (high net worthcompanies, unincorporated associations, etc.) (all such persons togetherbeing referred to as "Relevant Persons"). This document is directed only atRelevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who arenot Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which thisdocument relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engagedin only with Relevant Persons.This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation tobuy securities. The offer will be made solely by means of, and on the basisof, a securities prospectus which is to be published. An investmentdecision regarding the publicly offered securities of Sixt Leasing AGshould only be made on the basis of the securities prospectus.  Thesecurities prospectus will be published promptly upon approval by theBundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) and will beavailable free of charge from Sixt Leasing AG, Zugspitzstraße 1, 82049Pullach, Germany, or on the Sixt Leasing AG website.24.02.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language:     EnglishCompany:      Sixt SE              Zugspitzstraße 1              82049 Pullach              GermanyPhone:        +49 (0)89 74444-5104Fax:          +49 (0)89 74444-85104E-mail:       investorrelations@sixt.comInternet:     http://se.sixt.deISIN:         DE0007231326, DE0007231334 Sixt Vorzüge, DE000A1K0656 Sixt              Namensaktien, DE000A1E8V89 Sixt-Anleihe 2010/2016,              DE000A1PGPF8 Sixt-Anleihe 2012/2018, DE000A11QGR9              Sixt-Anleihe 2014/2020WKN:          723132Indices:      SDAXListed:       Regulated Market in Frankfurt, Munich; Regulated Unofficial              Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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