DGAP-News: Mutares AG: mutares again with strong g

DGAP-News: Mutares AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM Mutares AG: mutares again with strong growth 19.07.2013 / 18:58 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Munich, July 19, 2013 Due to the further expansion of its portfolio mutares AG recorded a satisfactory growth in sales and earnings in the short financial year 2012. In the period from April 1, 2012 until December 31, 2012, group sales have reached EUR 301.2m (previous year EUR 159.3m) and operating profit (EBITDA) EUR 22.4m (previous year EUR 18.5 m). This was due to the acquisition and integration of three new investments. mutares held on December 31, 2012 eleven investments in Europe with more than 3'000 employees. 'With total assets exceeding EUR 301m and equity of EUR 50m the mutares group is well positioned for further growth in the turn-around business' Dr. Axel Geuer, Co-founder of mutares, explains. The general shareholder meeting of mutares AG, held on Friday, 19th of July 2013 in Munich, accepted all the proposals from the administration. Attending shareholders amounted to 90,7 percent of the share capital. As proposed by the administration, the shareholder meeting agreed to pay a dividend of EUR 4.08 per share. mutares AG, Munich (www.mutares.de), acquires midsized companies, that are being sold in the course of a repositioning process at their owners and that show a clear operational improvement potential. Getting engaged with its own teams, mutares actively supports its portfolio companies to achieve a clear value increase. The focus of the operational work is to ensure sustainable, long-term growth. The stocks of mutares AG are being listed at the Open Market segment of the Berlin stock exchange (symbol: MUX, ISIN: DE000A0SMSH2). For further information, we gladly receive your request at: mutares AG Susanne Staudt Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Tel: +49 (0)89 9292776-0 Fax: +49 (0)89 9292776-22 info@mutares.de End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 19.07.2013 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- 222137 19.07.2013