EANS-Adhoc: Bank Sarasin + Cie AG / The Court of Appeal of Basel-City cancels the remaining publicly held Sarasin B shares

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02.05.2013

De-listing contemplated for 21 May 2013

On 25 April 2013, the Court of Appeal of the canton of Basel-City
cancelled the remaining publicly held registered B shares of Bank
Sarasin. This decision followed Safra's public takeover offer for all
publicly held registered B shares of Bank Sarasin, which was
completed in October 2012, and as a result of which Safra held 99% of
the share capital and voting rights of Bank Sarasin.

At the request of Bank Sarasin, the SIX Swiss Exchange has agreed to
the delisting of the Sarasin B Shares. In compliance with the
contemplated timetable, it is expected that the delisting takes place
on Tuesday 21 May 2013 and that the Sarasin B shares be traded for
the last time on the SIX Swiss Exchange on Friday 17 May 2013 (last
trading day).

For more information please contact:
Benedikt Gratzl | Media Relations
T: +41 (0)61 277 70 88 | e-mail: benedikt.gratzl@sarasin.ch

Franziska Gumpfer-Keller | Media Relations
T: +41 (0)44 213 97 35 | e-mail: franziska.gumpfer@sarasin.ch

Safra Group The Safra Group is a highly regarded name in global
private banking with a successful long standing history. Safra banks
include J. Safra Sarasin Holding and subsidiaries, Banco Safra and
Safra National Bank of New York, all built on strong financial
foundations. As of December 2012, the Safra Group had aggregate
stockholder equity of approximately USD 12.9 billion and total assets
under management of USD 200 billion. The Safra banks are in 156
locations worldwide, and have over 7,700 employees.

J. Safra Sarasin Group - Sustainable Swiss Private Banking since 1841
As an international group committed to sustainability and well
established through its banks in 30 locations in Europe, Asia, the
Middle East and Latin America, J. Safra Sarasin Group is a global
symbol of private banking tradition, emphasizing security and
well-managed conservative growth for clients. At the end of December
2012 it managed total client assets of approximately CHF 130 billion
and employed around 2,140 staff, with stockholder equity of
approximate CHF 3.4 billion.

Further inquiry note:
Benedikt Gratzl
Media Relations
T: +41(0)61 277 70 88
Benedikt.Gratzl@sarasin.ch

Franziska Gumpfer-Keller
Media Relations
T: +41 (0)44 213 97 35
franziska.gumpfer@sarasin.ch

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issuer: Bank Sarasin + Cie AG
Elisabethenstrasse 62
CH-4002 Basel
phone: +41 (61) 277 77 77
FAX: +41 (61) 272 02 05
mail: info@sarasin.ch
WWW: www.sarasin.ch
sector: Banking
ISIN: CH0038389307
indexes: SPIEX, SPI ex SLI
stockmarkets: official dealing/general standard: SIX Swiss Exchange
language: English