HOLIDAYCHECK GROUP AG DGAP-Ad-hoc: HolidayCheck Group AG / Key word(s): Capital Increase HolidayCheck Group AG plans to raise capital by rights issue - principal shareholder Burda Digital SE gives commitment to subscribe more than EUR 20 million 03-Dec-2020 / 12:17 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. *NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. OTHER RESTRICTIONS ARE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.* *HolidayCheck Group AG plans to raise capital by rights issue - principal shareholder Burda Digital SE gives commitment to subscribe more than EUR 20 million* *Munich, Germany, 3 December 2020* - Given the continuing upheaval in the market for holiday travel in the German-speaking area as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the consequent significant decline in sales and profits, HolidayCheck Group AG is planning a capital increase against cash contributions out of its authorised capital. Shareholders will be offered subscription rights. HolidayCheck Group AG has entered into discussions on the matter with its principal shareholder, Burda Digital SE, which today informed the company of its intention to exercise its subscription right to the value of at least EUR 20 million, provided that the exercise price per share is not higher than EUR 1.65. The company plans to use up its Authorised Capital 2018 fully and to increase the share capital by up to EUR 29,156,814, issuing up to 29,156,814 new shares. This is equal to 50 percent of the company's current share capital. The capital increase will take place in the first quarter of 2021, once the prospectus is approved. Owing to the uncertainty regarding how long the crisis will continue, the company plans to use the funds primarily to finance its business operations. The Management Board Contact: HolidayCheck Group AG Armin Blohmann Neumarkter Str. 61 81673 München Tel.: +49 89 357680 901 Fax: +49 89 357680 999 E-Mail: armin.blohmann@holidaycheckgroup.com Information and Explanation of the Issuer to this News: *Important Notice* _This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy or subscribe for securities._ This announcement is not a prospectus. Potential investors should not purchase or subscribe for any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of the information contained in the prospectus to be issued by the Company in connection with the public offering of such securities (including any supplements thereto). Copies of such prospectus will, following approval by the German federal financial supervisory authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht - BaFin) and publication, be available free of charge from HolidayCheck Group AG, Munich, Germany, as well as, for viewing in electronic form, on the websites of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (http://www.boerse-frankfurt.de) and the Company (https://www.holidaycheckgroup.com/). This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States of America (the 'United States'). Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act'). Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States would be made by means of a prospectus that could be obtained from the Company and that would contain detailed information about the Company and its management, as well as the financial statements of the Company. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States. In the United Kingdom, this information is directed at and/or for distribution only to (i) investment professionals falling within article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the 'Order'), or (ii) high net worth companies falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons are collectively referred to herein as 'relevant persons'). The securities are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this information or any of its contents. _Subject to certain exceptions under the Securities Act, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan._ Some of the information in this announcement may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of the Company. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as 'expect,' 'believe,' 'anticipate,' 'estimate,' 'intend,' 'will,' 'could,' 'may' or 'might,' or, in each case, the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. We do not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, general economic conditions, our competitive environment, risks associated with our industry, as well as many other risks specifically related to the Company and its operations. 03-Dec-2020 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de Language: English Company: HolidayCheck Group AG Neumarkter Str. 61 81673 München Germany Phone: +49 89 357680 901 Fax: +49 89 357680 999 E-mail: armin.blohmann@holidaycheckgroup.com Internet: www.holidaycheckgroup.com ISIN: DE0005495329 WKN: 549532 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange EQS News ID: 1152532 End of Announcement DGAP News Service 1152532 03-Dec-2020 CET/CEST
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