Dec 7 (Reuters) - BAUER AG B5AG.DE :
* DECIDES ON A CAPITAL INCREASE FROM AUTHORIZED CAPITAL
* SHARE CAPITAL WILL BE INCREASED BY A NOMINAL AMOUNT OF EUR
7,299,997.16 TO EUR 80,301,417.61, EXCLUDING SHAREHOLDERS'
SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS
* INCREASE WILL BE CARRIED OUT AGAINST CASH CONTRIBUTIONS BY
ISSUE
OF 1,713,066 NEW NO-NOMINAL-VALUE SHARES AT AN ISSUE PRICE OF
EUR 9.32 PER SHARE
* NEW SHARES WILL BE OFFERED AS PART OF A PRIVATE PLACEMENT
FOR
SUBSCRIPTION AND ACQUISITION
* THIS CORRESPONDS TO APPROXIMATELY 10% OF CURRENT SHARE
CAPITAL
* WITH THIS CASH CAPITAL INCREASE, BAUER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
IS
REINFORCING ITS EQUITY BASIS
* ALSO FORECAST NEGATIVE EARNINGS AFTER TAX FOR 2020
FINANCIAL
YEAR DUE TO CONSEQUENCES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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