EquityStory AG successfully places IPO capital increase

EquityStory AG / IPO/Issue of Equity



Corporate-announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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EquityStory AG successfully places IPO capital increase
Opening price in Entry Standard on 8 June 2006


Munich – 7 June 2006

EquityStory AG (ISIN: DE0005494165) has successfully placed the capital
increase at the initial public offer. The issue was oversubscribed several
times. The opening price on the open market with inclusion in the Entry
Standard will take place on 8 June 2006. The transaction is supported by
VEM Aktienbank AG.

Within the capital increase, a total of 108,180 shares were placed at the
fixed price of 15.30 Euro. This corresponds to 10% of the capital stock.
Furthermore, VEM Aktienbank AG made full use of its Greenshoe option of
16,227 shares. The company accrues about 1.5 million Euro after deduction
of the costs for the initial public offer. The issue revenue serves to
reinforce the company’s financial power and is meant to ensure the further
growth of the EquityStory Group.

The issue volume amounted to a total of about 1.9 million Euro. From this,
institutional investors received approximately 80 percent with the
allotment. Private investors, who had delivered purchase orders at
comdirect bank AG, BIW Bank AG and other institutes, were uniformly
provided with 80 shares.

Capital Bank and the investment company, Heliad Equity Partners, also
participated in the capital increase. The VEM Aktienbank AG share, based on
the capital increase, has decreased to 10.34% as planned. Director and main
shareholder, Achim Weick, holds 34.4% of the shares and has committed
himself to a 12-month lock-up period. The free float comes to 40 percent.

Trade acceptance on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange open market with inclusion
in the Entry Standard will take place on 8 June 2006. VEM Aktienbank AG was
bound as the designated sponsor.

EquityStory AG took over 100% of the shares of DGAP Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Ad-hoc-Publizität mbH from the three shareholders Deutsche Börse AG,
Reuters AG and vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste GmbH in December 2005. The
integration into the EquityStory group of companies was very successful.
With a customer base of more than 900 listed companies, the EquityStory
group of companies is the market leader for online investor relations in
the German-speaking region. The group turnover (pro forma) amounted to EUR
3.9 m for the financial year 2005.


About EquityStory group of companies:

EquityStory AG is the market leader for online investor relations in the
German-speaking region and provides more than 900 listed companies at home
and abroad with extensive services in the fields of notification
requirements, finance portals, audio and video broadcastings of investor
events, online financial reports as well as outsourced websites. The field
of notification requirements is combined in the subsidiary Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Ad-hoc-Publizität mbH (DGAP). DGAP is an institution for
the compliance with regular publicity of listed companies and has been
market leader since its founding in 1996. Its services comprise ad-hoc
news, ERS, directors’ dealings, WpÜG [Federal law on secondary purchases
and takeovers] as well as the transmission of corporate news and press
releases. The group of companies employs financial analysts, communication
experts and software engineers and therefore disposes of the three key
competencies for online investor relations. At present, the EquityStory
group of companies employs 33 employees and it generated a turnover
amounting to EUR 3.9 m in 2005.


Contact:
EquityStory AG
Robert Wirth

Tel +49(0)89 210298-34
Fax +49(0)89 210298-49
Email robert.wirth@equitystory.de

Seitzstraße 23
80538 München

www.equitystory.de


DGAP 07.06.2006
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Language: English
Issuer: EquityStory AG
Seitzstraße 23
80538 München Deutschland
Phone: +49(0)89 210298-0
Fax: +49(0)89 210298-49
email: info@equitystory.com
WWW: www.equitystory.de
ISIN: DE0005494165
WKN: 549416
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