DGAP-News: IMMOFINANZ starts bidding process for a package sale of its 26% investment in CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

As part of the evaluation of strategic options in connection with the investment in CA Immobilien Anlagen AG (CA Immo), IMMOFINANZ is inviting national and international investors to indicate their interest in participating in a structured bidding process for a package acquisition of the CA Immo investment (25,690,163 bearer shares of CA Immo and 4 registered shares).
 
IMMOFINANZ has previously indicated to evaluate strategic options in connection with the CA Immo investment, which also include the possible package sale of this investment together with the four registered shares (which carry the right to appoint members to the CA Immo supervisory board). Against this backdrop, IMMOFINANZ is starting a structured bidding process and invites investors to express their interest via email to cai@immofinanz.com by 30 April 2018.
 
Parties who are invited to the bidding process afterwards will receive further information on the procedures in accordance with the standard rules. The following notes to this announcement and in connection with the bidding process must be observed. Additional information on the time schedule is not yet available.
 
Note: This message is for information purposes only regarding the announcement of a tendering procedure of IMMOFINANZ. This message is exclusively addressed to qualified investors in the sense of Article 2 letter e of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 and/or professional clients in the sense of Annex II of the Directive 2014/65/EU and/or eligible counterparties in the sense of Article 30 of the Directive 2014/65/EU. Each interested party is obliged to assess whether it meets the aforementioned criteria. If the securities will be transferred to such interested party, this does not lead to a public offer and the publishing of a prospectus according to Austrian Capital Markets Act (KMG) or Austrian Stock Exchange Act 2018 (BörseG 2018) is not required. IMMOFINANZ reserves its right, in any case for whatever reason and without being required to give any reasons, to only include individual interested parties to the tendering procedure and to also exclude any interested party during the tendering procedure at any time, to modify the terms and conditions of the tender procedure, to negotiate and sell the stake or parts of it to persons not taking part in the tendering procedure or to fully or partially terminate or postpone the tendering procedure. This invitation for the notification of an expression of interest does not constitute a pre-contractual obligation and does neither constitute an offer or a general offer (Auslobung) of IMMOFINANZ, nor is IMMOFINANZ obliged to consider or accept incoming expressions of interest. IMMOFINANZ is free to evaluate, prepare, pursue or implement different transactions regarding the participation in CA Immo at any time, also during the tendering procedure. IMMOFINANZ explicitly excludes any liability, for, especially but not limited to, costs of the interested parties incurred in connection with their expression of interest and the tendering procedure.
 
DISCLAIMER: THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR A SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY SECURITIES. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NEITHER A MARKETING COMMUNICATION IN THE SENSE OF THE DIRECTIVE 2014/65/EU NOR AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE SENSE OF THE REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129. IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE RESTRICTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. PERSONS WHO RECEIVE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL INFORM THEMSELVES ON SUCH RESTRICTIONS AND COMPLY WITH THEM.
 
On IMMOFINANZ
IMMOFINANZ is a commercial real estate group whose activities are focused on the retail and office segments of seven core markets in Europe: Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Poland. The core business covers the management and development of properties, whereby the STOP SHOP (retail), VIVO! (retail) and myhive (office) brands represent strong focal points that stand for quality and service. The real estate portfolio has a value of approx. EUR 4.2 billion and covers more than 230 properties. IMMOFINANZ is listed on the stock exchanges in Vienna (leading ATX index) and Warsaw. Further information under: http://www.immofinanz.com
   For additional information contact: Bettina Schragl
Head of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
T +43 (0)1 88 090 2290
M +43 (0)699 1685 7290
communications@immofinanz.com
investor@immofinanz.com