Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (ISIN: DE000A1TNUT7 / WKN: A1TNUT) – New shares corresponding to approx. 10 per cent of the capital stock successfully placed at 28.25 Euro per share

Public disclosure of inside information according to Article 17 para. 1 of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation – MAR)

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has successfully completed the capital increase against cash contribution announced on 14 September 2016 from 48,533,334.20 Euro by 4,853,330.23 Euro, corresponding to approx. 10 per cent of the current share capital, to 53,386,664.43 Euro. The newly issued 1,367,635 no par-value registered shares in DBAG were placed with German and international institutional investors at a price of 28.25 Euro per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approx. 38.6 Euro million. The new shares are entitled to dividends for the current fiscal year 2015/2016 ending on 30 September 2016. The new shares are to be admitted to trading on the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) with simultaneous admission to the sub-segment of the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with additional post-admission obligations (Prime Standard) without publication of a prospectus. The delivery of the new shares and settlement of the transaction is expected to occur on or about 20 September 2016.

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG intends to use the proceeds from the offering for co-investments alongside private equity funds advised or managed by DBAG, in particular alongside the newly established DBAG Fund VII.

The Management Board
Frankfurt am Main, 15 September 2016

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