EANS-News: YOUNIQ AG: Focus on "Student Housing" segment gains further momentum

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Strategic management decisions

Subtitle: - Sale of two construction sections of the "Liechtensteiner
Gärten" listed building project in Leipzig - Greater concentration on
core "Student Housing" business

Frankfurt am Main (euro adhoc) - Frankfurt am Main, June 29, 2011 -
YOUNIQ AG, one of the leading providers of high-quality student
accommodation in Germany, has sold two undeveloped construction
sections of the planned "Liechtensteiner Gärten" residential
development to GRK Holding AG. At the same time, the successful
disposal of the construction sections enables the company to
discontinue its Project Development segment within one year. The
Project Development segment renovates high-quality, listed
residential real estate.

The listed "Liechtensteiner Gärten" project includes a total of 16
listed multi-family homes that were built in the 1920s, and which are
to be comprehensively modernised and refurbished in four construction
stages. A total of 110 apartments of varying dimensions, and
entailing a total living space of around 8,100 m², are to be created
on the area of land located in the southern part of Leipzig. After
having already completed the first construction phase in the 2010
financial year, and having transferred it to investors and
owner-occupiers, the second construction phase was greenlighted in
January of this year. The outstanding III and IV construction phases
entailing a total of 42 units will now be realised by project and
property development company GRK Holding AG, a Leipzig-based company.

Rainer Nonnengässer, CEO of YOUNIQ AG, expressed his great
satisfaction with the successful conclusion of the transaction as
follows: "With GRK Holding AG, we have found an established and
reliable partner that can guarantee the realisation of high-quality
real estate on the Leipzig market. As a consequence, we have taken a
decisive step towards discontinuing our commitment to the listed
buildings renovation business earlier than planned." The company's
primary strategic focus will now be on its Student Housing segment,
as Nonnengässer went on to comment: "The sales proceeds will benefit
our core Student Housing business, where we wish to further expand
our already leading market position."

Company profile

YOUNIQ AG

YOUNIQ AG has focused on student accommodation since 2009. The
company covers a significant range of the student accommodation value
chain - ranging from the purchase of real estate and land, through
project development including planning, planning permission
procurement and construction, all the way through to commercial and
technical management. YOUNIQ has developed into a leading provider
for this segment with currently 2,199 high-quality apartments under
management or under construction. These properties are located at
eight sites in Germany, including Munich, Erlangen, Karlsruhe,
Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig. YOUNIQ bundles its many years of
experience in the project development and asset management areas for
largely residential properties. Drawing on its historic business
operations, YOUNIQ AG holds an additional portfolio of 1,049 units
that generate a stable rental income stream. YOUNIQ AG (ISIN:
DE000A0B7EZ7, German Securities Identification Code/WKN: A0B7EZ) is
listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (General Standard).

Further information: www.youniq-group.de

Further inquiry note:
Kontakt:
Investor Relations
cometis AG
Ulrich Wiehle
Tel.: +49 (0)611 - 205855-11
Fax: +49 (0)611 - 205855-66
E-Mail: wiehle@cometis.de

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company: YOUNIQ AG
Neue Mainzer Strasse 28
D-60311 Frankfurt am Main
phone: +49(0)69 35101480
FAX: +49(0)69 351014890
mail: ir@youniq.de
WWW: http://www.youniq-group.de
sector: Real Estate
ISIN: DE000A0B7EZ7
indexes:
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, regulated
dealing/general standard: Frankfurt
language: English