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27. May 2015

Sixt Leasing AG IPO: Exercise of the Greenshoe option and premature termination of the stabilization period


Sixt Leasing AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous

2015-05-27 / 13:52


Sixt Leasing AG IPO: Exercise of the Greenshoe option and premature termination of the stabilization period

  • COMMERZBANK acting as stabilization manager has announced the exercise of the Greenshoe option in respect of 1,213,081 shares
  • The stabilization period was hence terminated prematurely. This underlines the successful debut on the stock exchange
  • After the exercise of the Greenshoe option, the share of the major shareholder Sixt SE amounts to 41.9%
  • The free float stands at 58.1% after the premature termination of the stabilization period

Pullach, 27 May 2015 - In connection with the initial public offering (IPO) of Sixt Leasing AG, COMMERZBANK Aktiengesellschaft was authorized to act as stabilization manager and to take stabilization measures to support the market price of the shares in Sixt Leasing AG for a period of up to 30 calendar days after the first listing of the shares of Sixt Leasing AG on the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) on 7 May 2015. COMMERZBANK Aktiengesellschaft announced on 22 May 2015, that stabilization measures were conducted on 7 May 2015 and that a total of 400,000 shares in Sixt Leasing AG (ISIN: DE000A0DPRE6, WKN: A0DPRE) were repurchased on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The shareholder Sixt SE had granted to the joint bookrunners Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, COMMERZBANK Aktiengesellschaft and Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft in connection with the IPO of Sixt Leasing AG a Greenshoe option to acquire up to 1,631,081 shares in Sixt Leasing AG. This Greenshoe option was exercised on 22 May 2015 in respect of 1,213,081 shares. The stabilization period was hence terminated prematurely.

After the exercise of the Greenshoe option, the final gross net proceeds of the IPO of Sixt Leasing AG amount thus to EUR 239 million, with a free float of 58.1%. After the exercise of the Greenshoe option, the share of the major shareholder Sixt SE results in 41.9%.

Björn Waldow, CFO of Sixt Leasing AG: "The premature termination of the stabilization period marks the successful completion of the IPO of Sixt Leasing AG."

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This release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Sixt Leasing Group. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the Company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in Sixt SE's public reports which are available on the Sixt SE website at http://ir.sixt.eu. The Company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.

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