Jenoptik AG: JENOPTIK Aktiengesellschaft generates gross proceeds of more than 22 million euros from capital increase

Jenoptik AG / Capital Increase

10.03.2010 10:48

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Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG of JENOPTIK Aktiengesellschaft,
Jena (ISIN DE0006229107)

JENOPTIK Aktiengesellschaft generates gross proceeds of more than 22
million euros from capital increase

Jena, March 10, 2010 - JENOPTIK Aktiengesellschaft, Jena (ISIN
DE0006229107), is increasing its share capital by 10.0 percent through
partial use of authorized capital and excluding shareholders' subscription
rights.

The 5,203,464 new bearer shares (shares with no par value) were
successfully placed with institutional investors via an accelerated
bookbuilding process. The transaction was two times oversubscribed. The
placement price was 4.25 euros per share. The gross proceeds for the
Company from the capital increase amount to more than 22 million euros.

In addition to the financing of major orders in the area of traffic safety,
the proceeds from the capital increase will be used to expand the global
presence, in particular of the laser business in Asia and North America by
establishing additional laser application centers. This will be made
primarily as a result of the success of the laser application center which
was recently opened in South Korea. In addition, smaller and targeted
acquisitions should contribute to increase the Group's profitability as
well as to round-up both product portfolio and value-added chain.

The new shares will be admitted for trading without a listing prospectus in
the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the sub-segment
thereof with additional postadmission obligations (Prime Standard). The
shares will also be traded on the regional stock exchanges in Berlin,
Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich and Stuttgart and are eligible for
dividends from January 1, 2009. Due to the necessary technical steps to
consummate the transaction, the delivery of the new shares and settlement
is expected to occur on Friday, March 12, 2010.

Lead Manager and Sole Book Runner for the transaction is UniCredit Bank AG.
Co-Lead Manager of the transaction is WestLB AG, selling agent Wolfgang
Steubing AG.

JENOPTIK Aktiengesellschaft
Executive Board

Contact: IR, Steffen Schneider, Phone/Fax 03641-652244/2804;
www.jenoptik.de

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of
an offer to buy securities. In particular, this document constitutes
neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase
securities in the United States. The shares in JENOPTIK Aktiengesellschaft
(the 'Shares') may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for
the account or benefit of 'U. S. persons' (as such term is defined in
Regulation S under the U. S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
'Securities Act')) absent registration or an exemption from registration
under the Securities Act. The Shares have not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act. There will be no public offering of
Shares in the United States.


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Language:     English
Company:      Jenoptik AG
              Carl-Zeiss-Straße 1
              7739 Jena
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)364 165-0
Fax:          +49 (0)364 165-2484
E-mail:       ir@jenoptik.com
Internet:     www.jenoptik.com
ISIN:         DE0006229107
WKN:          622910
Indices:      TecDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, München, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Hamburg
 
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