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Successful start on the stock exchange Villingen-Schwenningen, 25.10.2012 Hess AG Hess AG, an internationally established manufacturer of outdoor and architectural lighting, today made a successful start to its listing in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. From today, the share can be traded under ISIN DE000A0N3EJ6 and WKN A0N3EJ. NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE USA, CANADA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA. > Lighting specialist listed in the Prime Standard on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange from today> Initial price set at € 15.60 Hess AG, an internationally established manufacturer of outdoor and architectural lighting, today made a successful start to its listing in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. From today, the share can be traded under ISIN DE000A0N3EJ6 and WKN A0N3EJ. The initial price was set at € 15.60. A total of 2.645.000 shares were distributed at the placing price. The gross issue proceeds from the capital increase totalling 2,300,000 new shares therefore came in at € 35.65 million and is to be paid to Hess AG. In addition, an over-allotment of 345,000 shares from the holdings of Hess Grundstücksverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG was made. In total, 5,216,667 no par ordinary bearer shares were registered for trading. As a result, the market capitalisation of Hess AG totalled € 81.38 million at the start of trading. The transaction was supported by LBBW in the role of lead manager and sole bookrunner, with Kempen & Co. N.V. and M.M. Warburg & CO KGaA acting as the co-lead managers. Christoph Hess, CEO of Hess AG, this morning rang in the start of trading on the trading floor in Frankfurt together with CFO Peter Ziegler. “Our successful start on the stock exchange underlines how well-received our business model has been by investors. We want to use the proceeds from the capital increase to drive further rapid growth and create sustainable value for our shareholders,” says Christoph Hess. “Thanks to our market position, we are excellently placed. The IPO puts us in the position to participate in the global LED revolution and to make a decisive contribution to shaping it ourselves.” Free float will be 50.7 % or 44.1 % if the Greenshoe option is not exercised. 90.8 % of the shares placed were distributed to institutional investors, with the remaining 9.2 % going to private investors. As part of the preferential allotment, 4.2 % of the shares offered were distributed to private customers from Sparkasse Schwarzwald-Baar and Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden. Company profile Hess AG, headquartered at Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is one of the internationally established manufacturers of external and architectural lighting. One focus in this context is on energy-efficient lights utilising modular LED technology. With the acquisition of Frankfurt-based emdelight GmbH in March 2012, Hess is excellently positioned in the international market for artistically designed light solutions. Projects realised by emdelight include illuminating the facade of the Commerzbank’s head office in Frankfurt, and recently the 8.5 km-long Barwa Commercial Avenue shopping centre in Qatar. Hess generated € 68.1 million of revenue in the 2011 financial year, and EBIT (operating profit) of € 5.6 million, equivalent to an 8.2 % EBIT margin. The company further accelerated its year-on-year growth rate in the first half of 2012, achieving approximately 39 % revenue growth. The company’s products are distributed and sold in more than 50 countries worldwide – with a growing presence on the important lighting markets of Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America. The company manufactures at three locations in Germany and the USA; Hess also has final assembly capacities, including in Japan and China. During the first half of 2012, the company employed an average of 360 staff. Disclaimer This publication represents neither an offer to purchase nor the request for an offer for the purchase of securities. Hess AG securities are not, and will not be, offered publicly outside Germany. The public offer in Germany occurs exclusively through and on the basis of the securities prospectus dated 5 October 2012 and the Amendment No. 1 to the securities prospectus dated 17 October 2012. The shares offered as part of the IPO have already been placed.This publication represents neither an offer to purchase nor the request for an offer for the purchase of securities in the United States of America. Hess AG shares may not be offered or sold in the United States of America, or to “US Persons” (as defined in Regulation S of the US Securities Act of 1933 in the respective valid version (the “Securities Act”)), or for the account of “US Persons”, unless they are registered or exempt from the requirement to register pursuant to the Securities Act.The shares were not, and are not, registered pursuant to the Securities Act. This publication is for distribution only to(i) individuals who have professional experience in matters relating to investments, or(ii) individuals who fall under Article 49 (2) (a) to (d) (”high net worth companies“, unincorporated associations etc) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, or(iii) other individuals to whom they may be legally made accessible (whereby such individuals are together designated as ”Relevant Persons”).This publication is addressed exclusively to Relevant Persons. Individuals who are not Relevant Persons may not act on the basis of trust in this publication. Any investment or investment activity relating to this publication is open exclusively to Relevant Persons, and will be entered into solely with Relevant Persons. Contact Hess AG Marco Walz Investor Relations Lantwattenstraße 22 D - 78050 Villingen-Schwenningen Tel.: +49 7721 920-475 Fax: +49 7721 920-771475 E-Mail: [email protected] Downloads hess_newsroom_20121025_B_rsengan g_start.jpeg <http://www.hess.eu/Vertreter/hessag/M eldungen/Corporate_News_1/?binary=4 2421626119609837> (JPEG, 95,79 KB) hess_newsroom_20121025_B_rsengan g.jpeg <http://www.hess.eu/Vertreter/hessag/M eldungen/Corporate_News_1/?binary=4 2421632552140328> (JPEG, 62,06 KB)