EQS-Ad hoc: Goldbach AG

Tamedia publishes offer for Goldbach Group shares

Küsnacht, 02.02.2018

The Tamedia media group ("Tamedia") today published the offer prospectus on the public tender offer for all of the registered shares of Goldbach Group AG ("Goldbach") which were represented in the audience. The offer price amounts to CHF 35.50 net per registered share of Goldbach, with a par value of CHF 1.25.

After carefully considering the offer and giving due consideration to the independent fairness opinion of Oaklins Binder AG, the Board of Directors of Goldbach came to the conclusion that the offer price is both fair and appropriate from a financial point of view. Based on the value range resulting from the fairness opinion of CHF 32.50 to CHF 36.80 per Goldbach share, the Board of Directors recommends that the shareholders of Goldbach accept the Tamedia offer. Further information is available in the report of the Board of Directors. The documentation on the public tender offer, including the fairness opinion of Oaklins Binder AG, can be downloaded at:
http://www.goldbachgroup.com/en-us/investor-relations/tender-offer

As a result of Tamedia's tender offer, Goldbach also undertakes to publish current interim financial statements which do not date back further than six months when the offer period expires. The interim nine-month financial statements for 2017, which were created for this reason, are available to download at the following link:
http://www.goldbachgroup.com/en-us/investor-relations/financial-reports

The publication of the 2017 annual financial statements of the Goldbach Group is scheduled for 6 March 2018.

DISCLAIMER
This document does neither constitute an offer to buy or to subscribe to shares of Goldbach Group SA, Küsnacht, Switzerland, nor a prospectus within the meaning of the applicable Swiss law. Investors should make their decision to buy or to subscribe to shares solely based on the official offering prospectus. Investors are furthermore advised to consult their bank or financial adviser. This publication may contain specific forward-looking statements, e.g. statements including terms like "believe", "assume", "expect" or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may result in a substantial divergence between the actual results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and those explicitly or implicitly presumed in these statements. Against the background of these uncertainties readers should not rely on forward-looking statements. The company assumes no responsibility to update forward-looking statements or to adapt them to future events or developments.

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Further information:
Investor Relations Corporate Communication
Goldbach Group AG Goldbach Group AG
Lukas Leuenberger Jürg Bachmann
CFO Head of Communication & Marketing/Public Affairs
T +41 44 914 91 00 M +41 79 600 32 62
lukas.leuenberger@goldbachgroup.com juerg.bachmann@goldbachgroup.com
www.goldbachgroup.com www.goldbachgroup.com

Goldbach Group Company Profile
The Goldbach Group companies market and represent advertising in private electronic media in the areas of television, radio, digital-out-of-home, online, search engine and mobile marketing. As an independent aggregator, Goldbach offers its clients advertising windows where selected target groups receive commercial information at the right time irrespective of their location. The Group's core business comprises planning, consulting, creation, concept development, purchasing and implementation through to assessment of the deployment of electronic offline and online media and cross-media campaigns based on data-driven technologies.

The Goldbach Group is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (Swiss Reporting Standard, security number 487094, ISIN CH0004870942; ticker symbol: GBMN). The Group is based in Switzerland (Küsnacht-Zurich) and conducts business in German-speaking countries.

Further information:
http://www.goldbachgroup.com/en-us/investor-relations/financial-reports
http://www.goldbachgroup.com/en-us/investor-relations/ad-hoc-press-releases