DGAP-Adhoc: va-Q-tec AG sets IPO price at EUR 12.30 per

va-Q-tec AG / Key word(s): IPO 29.09.2016 21:54 Disclosure of an inside information according to Article 17 MAR, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN. AD-HOC RELEASE va-Q-tec AG sets IPO price at EUR 12.30 per share Würzburg, 29 September 2016. va-Q-tec AG (or the "Company") and Berenberg as Sole Global Coordinator of the Initial Public Offering ("IPO" or "Offering"), have set the final offer price for va-Q-tec AG shares at EUR 12.30 per share. A total of 6,738,656 shares were allotted to new investors in the context of the Offering. Thereof 3,750,000 newly issued shares ("New Shares") result from a capital increase, corresponding to EUR 46.1 million gross proceeds for the Company. In addition, 2,109,702 secondary shares ("Sale Shares") were placed from the holdings of several current shareholders, and additional 878,954 shares were used to cover over-allotments ("Over- Allotment-Shares"). The total offer volume, including over-allotments, amounts to EUR 82.9 million and equates to a market capitalization of EUR 161.0 million for va- Q-tec AG. The va-Q-tec AG shares will be traded on the Regulated Market (Prime Standard)of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "VQT", the ISIN DE0006636681 and the German securities identification number (WKN) 663668 from 30 September 2016. +++ENDS+++ Contact Ursula Querette Instinctif Partners Telephone: +49 89 3090 5189-22 eMail: ursula.querette@instinctif.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and Explanation of the Issuer to this News: About va-Q-tec va-Q-tec is a leading provider of high performance products and solutions in the field of thermal insulation. The Company develops, manufactures and sells innovative, vacuum insulation panels ('VIPs') and phase change materials ('PCMs') for reliable and energy efficient temperature control and insulation. Furthermore, by optimally integrating VIPs and PCMs, va-Q- tec manufactures passive thermal packaging solutions (containers and boxes), which offer constant temperature conditions between 24 and over 200 hours without using external energy sources. Within its rental services business, the company has built a global partner network to provide for an extensive fleet of containers and boxes fulfilling highly demanding thermal protection standards in temperature sensitive supply chains. Besides Healthcare & Logistics as main market, va-Q-tec addresses additional markets such as Appliances & Food, Technics & Industry, Building and Mobility. The strongly growing Company was founded in 2001, and has its headquarters in Würzburg. More information on va-Q-tec under www.va-q- tec.com. Disclaimer This communication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities. The public offering (in Germany and Luxemburg) was made solely by means of, and on the basis of, a published securities prospectus. An investment decision regarding the publicly offered securities of va-Q- tec AG should only be made on the basis of the securities prospectus. The securities prospectus is available free of charge from va-Q-tec AG, Karl- Ferdinand-Braun-Str. 7, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany as well as on https:// ir.va-q-tec.com. This communication is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. This communication does not constitute or form part of an offer of securities for sale or solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer may be restricted. 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You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and the Group does not undertake publicly to update or revise any forward-looking statement that may be made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 29.09.2016 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: va-Q-tec AG Karl-Ferdinand-Braun Str. 7 97080 Würzburg Germany Phone: +49 (0)931 35 942 0 Fax: +49 (0)931 35 942 10 E-mail: info@va-Q-tec.com Internet: www.va-Q-tec.com ISIN: DE0006636681 WKN: 663668 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard) End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------