EANS-Adhoc: GESCO AG: Capital increase of 302,000 new shares successfully completed

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ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro
adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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29.02.2012

Wuppertal, 29 February 2012 - SDAX-listed investment holding company
GESCO AG (ISIN: DE000A1K0201) today successfully placed 302,000 new
shares, corresponding to approximately 10 % of the company´s current
share capital, among German and European institutional investors via
an accelerated bookbuilding process under exclusion of shareholder
subscription rights in accordance with AktG Section 186, Paragraph 3,
Clause 4. Following the capital increase, the company´s share capital
amounts to EUR 8,645,000 divided into 3,325,000 no-par value
registered shares. The new shares are fully entitled to dividends for
the 2011/2012 financial year. The new shares were issued at an offer
price of EUR 65.00 per share. Demand for new shares greatly exceeded
supply. The gross proceeds from the emission of EUR 19,630,000.00 are
to be used to acquire further industrial enterprises in accordance
with the GESCO business model after deduction of costs. Close
Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, acted as Sole
Bookrunner for the transaction. GESCO will immediately request entry
of the capital increase into the commercial register at Wuppertal
district court as well as approval of the new shares.

GESCO AG
Investor Relations, Oliver Vollbrecht
Phone +49 202 2482018, Fax +49 202 2482049
E-Mail: info@gesco.de, Website: www.gesco.de

Further inquiry note:
Oliver Vollbrecht
Leiter Investor Relations
T.: +49(0)202 24820 18
info@gesco.de

end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: GESCO AG
Johannisberg 7
D-42103 Wuppertal
phone: +49(0)202 24820 0
FAX: +49(0)202 24820 49
mail: info@gesco.de
WWW: http://www.gesco.de
sector: Economy, Business & Finance
ISIN: DE000A1K0201
indexes: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart,
regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English