The NAGA Group AG
The NAGA Group AG: Hamburg-based FinTech company THE NAGA GROUP AG announces IPO. Planned inclusion in the ‘Scale’ segment of Deutsche Börse AG, Frankfurt.
DGAP-News: The NAGA Group AG / Key word(s): IPO/Capital Increase Not for distribution in the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia CORPORATE NEWS Hamburg-based FinTech company THE NAGA GROUP AG announces IPO. Planned inclusion in the “Scale” segment of Deutsche Börse AG, Frankfurt. – BaFin has approved the securities prospectus for the planned flotation of The NAGA Group AG (NAGA) in the Frankfurt stock exchange segment “Scale” with a likely first listing on 10 July 2017. – 1 million new shares of EUR2.60 each will be offered for subscription from 8 June 2017. – Subscription is available via DirectPlace at FWB (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse or Frankfurt stock exchange) or NAGA’s own trading app SwipeStox and website at preferential conditions. – NAGA is already well financed for further growth, with the leading Chinese investment group FOSUN among its most significant shareholders since the end of March 2017. – IPO is aimed at a targeted development of the equities. – Well stocked project pipeline: after the successful launch of SwipeStox, the focus is now on the new project SWITEX. _____________________________________________________ The Naga Group AG (NAGA), which specialises in disruptive trading technologies in the financial sector and is the parent company of the social trading network SwipeStox, is going public. The listing of The NAGA Group AG equities on the open market of Deutsche Börse AG in the “Scale” segment is planned for 10 July 2017 – subject to an earlier completion of the subscription. The basis of the offer is the securities prospectus approved by the BaFin (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, or German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority) yesterday, which is available on the company’s website at www.thenagagroup.com in the Investor Relations section. In total, up to 1,000,000 new registered shares in The NAGA Group AG will be offered for subscription from 8 June (9:00 am) until probably 29 June 2017 (12:00 pm for private investors, 3:00 pm for institutional investors). The public offering is aimed at private and institutional investors in Germany, Austria and Spain. There will also be a placement in Switzerland. The share capital of the issuer of currently EUR20,008,048.00 will be raised to up to EUR21,008,048.00 on successful placement of the new equities. The price at which the purchase offer can be made is EUR2.60 per new share (WKNA161NR, ISIN DE000A161NR7) on subscription via the subscription tool DirectPlace on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Those interested in subscribing who already hold a Real Money Account at the broker Hanseatic Brokerhouse Global Marktes Ltd (HBGM), which the issuer is currently acquiring, or who open such an account to subscribe to this offer are entitled to make an offer to purchase with a discount of 5 per cent on the price, or EUR 2.47 per new share. This subscription will be made via the NAGA trading app SwipeStox or via the company’s website. The likely listing date of the shares in the Scale segment is planned for 10 July 2017. The gross emission revenues of up to EUR2.6 million are intended to finance the further growth of the company and will be invested in marketing to attract more users to the SwipeStox app, and also in both the company’s software and business development. Against the background of the capital measures successfully completed at the end of the first quarter of 2017, NAGA is already very well financed for the planned growth of the company, which is why the IPO is particularly aimed at improving the company’s profile and developing its equity – including as a currency for further expansion. NAGA wants to change the financial landscape through its technology NAGA currently has offices at six locations in three European countries. Furthermore, additional locations in Shanghai and New York will be soon set up in future in order to connect directly with the company’s many potential partners in the American and Asian markets. “The flotation is the next logical step in our so far unexpectedly successful growth story,” says Christoph Brück, director of The NAGA Group. Benjamin Bilski, CTO, and thus responsible for technological development, adds: “The technological requirements demanded of the financial industry will increase massively in the future. It is precisely this demand that we meet for the sector, by profitably contributing our IT expertise alongside our know-how in the financial world.” In addition, NAGA has recently won several awards for its innovative technologies. The company was particularly delighted to win the highly prestigious Red Herring Award, of which previous recipients include game-changing giants such as Alibaba, Facebook, Google and YouTube. “Switex”, the new venture in the pipeline. Furthermore, there are plans to bring another two FinTech apps online at the end of the year or at the beginning of 2018. http://www.thenagagroup.com ______________________________ THE NAGA GROUP AG: THE NAGA GROUP AG was founded by Yasin Sebastian Qureshi, Christoph Brück and Benjamin Bilski in August 2015. Its mission: to develop, market and grow disruptive applications in financial technology, all of which aim to bring change and open up the existing financial system. The word “Naga” means “Cobra Snake” in Sanskrit and it is the name of the hottest chilli in the world. ______________________________ Contact: UBJ. GmbH Disclaimer The securities to which this notification relates are not and will not be registered as per the United States of America Securities Act of 1933 in the respectively valid version (the ‘Securities Act’) and must not be offered or sold in the United States of America, except on the basis of the existence of an exemption from the registration obligation of the Securities Act or within the scope of legal transactions that are not subject to the registration obligation of the Securities Act. No public offering shall be made in the United States of America. 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