ADC African Development Corporation AG / Key word(s): Squeeze Out 17.12.2014 14:37 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 8 September 2014, ADC African Development Corporation AG (ADC) had announced that it had received a formal squeeze-out request by Atlas Mara Beteiligungs AG (Atlas Mara). Atlas Mara now fixed the cash compensation to be paid to the minority shareholders pursuant to sec. 327a German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) to be EUR 9.36 per ADC share held by minority shareholders. Atlas Mara has commissioned an expert opinion on the value of ADC. The opinion has been prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (PwC) in the course of the envisaged squeeze-out at ADC. It has arrived at an enterprise value for ADC of EUR 88.6 million. This is equivalent to EUR 9.36 per ordinary share of ADC. The value of the option rights issued by ADC in regards to the bond with warrants 2012/2015 has been determined by PwC to be EUR 0.01 and the cash compensation for option rights was fixed by Atlas Mara accordingly. The bonds itself remain outstanding. The extraordinary general meeting of ADC to resolve upon the squeeze-out is scheduled for 29 January 2015. About ADC ADC African Development Corporation AG (ADC) (ISIN: DE000A1E8NW9; Bloom-berg: AZC.GR; www.african-development.com) is a German open market (Entry Standard) listed holding company with investments in sub-Saharan Africa. ADC has a strong footprint in Southern Africa via BancABC, a regional commercial banking group operating in Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe as well as in West Africa via Union Bank of Nigeria. Parallel to its banking operations, ADC has a private equity portfolio active in growth markets across sub-Saharan Africa. ADC is indirectly majority-owned by Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited which is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. For more information, visit Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited's website at www.atlasmara.com. About Atlas Mara Atlas Mara Beteiligungs AG is an indirect and fully owned subsidiary of Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited. Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited was formed by Bob Diamond, Founder of Atlas Merchant Capital LLC and Ashish J. Thakkar, Founder of Mara Group Holdings Limited, and listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2013. Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited's strategy is to create sub-Saharan Africa's premier financial institution through a combination of its experience, expertise and access to capital, liquidity and funding and to support economic growth and strengthen financial systems in Africa. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.atlasmara.com. Contact: Investor Relations investor-relations@african-development.com T +49 69 719 12 80 119 17.12.2014 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: English Company: ADC African Development Corporation AG Grüneburgweg 18 60322 Frankfurt/Main Germany Phone: +49 69 719 12 80 119 Fax: +49 69 719 12 80 115 E-mail: info@african-development.com Internet: www.african-development.com ISIN: DE000A1E8NW9 WKN: A1E8NW Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf; Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard) End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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