Nov 9 (Reuters) - ASKNET AG A5ABk.DE :
* SAID ON WEDNESDAY SIGNS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT WITH 5EL SA
FEL.S
* AS PART OF AGREEMENT, ASKNET CONDUCTED CASH CAPITAL
INCREASE BY
ISSUING 50,942 NEW SHARES AT PRICE OF EUR 9.20/SHR
* CAPITAL INCREASE EXCLUSIVELY SUBSCRIPTED BY 5EL SA
* TOTAL NET CASH INFLOW FOR ASKNET AMOUNTS TO EUR 468,666.40
* SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH CAPITAL INCREASE, 5EL SA ENTERED INTO
SHARE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH GROUP OF SHAREHOLDERS RESULTING IN
ACQUIRING FURTHER 236,913 SHARES OF COMPANY AT PRICE OF EUR
8.33/SHR
* AS A RESULT OF TWO AGREEMENTS, 5EL SA TO HOLD 51.37% OF
SHARES
OF ASKNET AG
* AS PART OF TRANSACTION THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE
SUPERVISORY
BOARD OF COMPANY WILL RESIGN, EXCEPT FOR JÖRN MATUSZEWSKI, TO
NOW SERVE AS A SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBER
* AGREED TO CREATE POSITION OF CFO IN ADDITION TO TOBIAS
KAULFUSS,
THE ACTING SOLE MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD, AND TO FILL THIS
POSITION PROMPTLY
* FURTHERMORE, ASKNET AG INTENDS TO ISSUE A CONVERTIBLE BOND
WITH
A NOMINAL AMOUNT OF AT LEAST EUR 1,500,000.00
* ISSUE SHALL NOT TAKE PLACE BEFORE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE
AUDITED 2017 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY
* 5EL SHALL UNDERWRITE THE CONVERTIBLE BONDS TO THE EXTENT
THAT
OTHER SHAREHOLDERS OF ASKNET AG WILL NOT EXERCISE THEIR
MANDATORY SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS
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