Goldrooster AG shares are sold for 4.00 Euro each

- Subscription period likely to be from 2 May to 15 May 2012
- Initial listing on the Entry Standard planned for 18 May 2012
- Issue volume of up to 23 million Euro, including greenshoe

Berlin, 2 May 2012 – The shares of Goldrooster AG (ISIN DE000A0AYYU6), the German holding company of Goldrooster Group, an operator of an innovative sports fashion brand specialising in apparel, footwear and accessories for the Chinese market, will be offered at 4.00 Euro each. The subscription period starts today, 2 May 2012, and is expected to end on 15 May 2012 at 12 a.m. (noon, Central European Time). The initial listing in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Entry Standard is planned for 18 May 2012.

The Company offers up to 5,000,000 no par value ordinary bearer shares generated from a capital increase. In addition, the greenshoe option comes to 750,000 no par value ordinary bearer shares, all from existing shareholders. The issue volume therefore amounts to up to 23 million Euro (including greenshoe). Full placement and execution of the greenshoe option would see the free-float amount to 23 percent of total value. The shareholders have committed to a lock up period of 12 months from the commencement of trading in Goldrooster AG’s shares, during which none of their shares may be sold.

VEM Aktienbank AG will act as underwriter and lead bank in the IPO. Subscription services are on offer to private investors by almost all leading direct banks during the subscription period.

Goldrooster AG plans to use the funds from its IPO to further expand its profitable growth.

Further information about Goldrooster AG can be found on www.goldrooster.de

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities of Goldrooster AG. The offer is being made solely by means of, and on the basis of, the published securities prospectus (including any amendments thereto, if any). An investment decision regarding the publicly offered securities of Goldrooster AG should only be made on the basis of the securities prospectus. The securities prospectus is available free of charge from the Company and from VEM Aktienbank AG as well as on the Company’s website (www.goldrooster.de).

This document is not an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States. The shares of Goldrooster AG (“Shares”) have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) and may not be offered or sold in the United States, unless registered under the Securities Act or according
to an exemption from such registration. There will not be any public offering of the Shares in the United States and the Shares will not be registered under the Securities Act.

This document is only aimed at and is only distributed to (i) individuals outside the United Kingdom, or (ii) to investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (“Order”) or (iii) high net worth entities, and other individuals to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (together referred to as “relevant persons”). The Shares are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, buy or otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any individual who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

Goldrooster Group runs an innovative sports fashion label, specialising in apparel, footwear and accessories for the Chinese market. With the goal of delivering high quality products at attractive prices, it targets China’s young and ambitious middle class ranging in age from 18 to 35. The company has been on a profitable growth path for years. Revenues rose by around 30 percent to approximately 104 million Euro during the 2011 financial year, with the net margin amounting to 16.4 percent.

Contact:

edicto GmbH
Dr. Sönke Knop / Peggy Kropmanns
Eschersheimer Landstrasse 42
60322 Frankfurt, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)69 905505 51
E-mail: goldrooster@edicto.de

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