DGAP-Ad-hoc: Tele Columbus AG / Key word(s): Offer/Capital Increase 
Tele Columbus AG: Tele Columbus has today signed an investment agreement 
with UNA 422. Equity Management GmbH (in the future: Kublai GmbH) and 
supports the takeover offer announced by Kublai GmbH at a price of EUR 3.25 
 
21-Dec-2020 / 07:30 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. 
 
*Ad hoc announcement * 
 
Ad hoc announcement / Disclosure of an inside information according to 
Article 17 MAR 
 
*Tele Columbus has today signed an investment agreement with UNA 422. Equity 
Management GmbH (in the future: Kublai GmbH) and supports the takeover offer 
announced by Kublai GmbH at a price of EUR 3.25. At the same time, Tele 
Columbus has invited to an Extraordinary General Meeting in which a capital 
increase through a Rights Offering in the amount of EUR 475 million is to be 
resolved.* 
 
*Berlin, 21 December 2020.* Tele Columbus AG (ISIN: DE000TCAG172, WKN: 
TCAG17, "Tele Columbus", "the Company" or "the Group"), one of Germany's 
leading fiber network operators, has today entered into an investment 
agreement with UNA 422. Equity Management GmbH ("Bidder"), in which Tele 
Columbus has committed to support the takeover offer of the Bidder at an 
offer price of EUR 3.25. At the same time, Tele Columbus has invited to an 
Extraordinary General Meeting on January 20, 2021, in which a capital 
increase through a Rights Offering in the amount of EUR 475 million and an 
authorized capital shall be resolved. The takeover offer and capital 
increase serve to implement and finance Tele Columbus' Fiber Champion 
strategy. The Bidder has committed to participate in the capital increase in 
the amount of up to EUR 475 million in the event that the takeover offer is 
successful, subject to the exercise of subscription rights by the remaining 
shareholders, and to provide further capital of EUR 75 at a later date. 
 
The Bidder is an affiliate of funds managed and advised by Morgan Stanley 
Infrastructure Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, 
Wilmington, Delaware, USA. United Internet AG, which holds an indirect stake 
of approximately 29.90 percent in Tele Columbus will transfer its stake in 
Tele Columbus to the Bidder if the takeover offer is successful. 
 
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About Tele Columbus 
 
Tele Columbus AG is one of Germany's leading fibre network operators, which 
reaches more than three million homes. Through its brand PYUR, the Company 
offers high-speed internet including telephony and more than 250 TV channels 
on a digital entertainment platform that combines linear TV with video on 
demand entertainment. To its housing association partners the Tele Columbus 
Group offers tailored models of cooperation and state-of-the-art services 
such as telemetric and tenant portals. As a full-service partner for 
municipalities and regional utilities, the Company is actively supporting 
the fibre-based infrastructure and broadband internet expansion in Germany. 
For its business customers, the Group offers carrier services and corporate 
solutions on its proprietary fibre network. Besides its headquarter in 
Berlin, the Company has locations in Hamburg, Leipzig, Ratingen and 
Unterföhring. Since January 2015, Tele Columbus AG is listed on the 
regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock exchange. 
 
Disclaimer 
 
This release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements 
reflect the Company's current knowledge and expectations and projections 
about future events. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve a 
number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could 
cause actual results or events to differ materially from those ex-pressed or 
implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and 
assumptions may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to 
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking 
statements. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking 
events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual 
results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the 
forward-looking statements. 
 
All information contained in this release has been carefully prepared. 
However, no reliance may be placed for any purposes whatsoever on the 
information contained in this document or on its completeness. 
 
This release does not constitute or form part of, and should not be 
construed as, and offered to sell or issue, or the solicitation of an offer 
to purchase, subscribe to or acquire, securities of the Company, or an 
inducement to enter into investment activity in the United States. No part 
of this release, nor the fact of its distribution, should form the basis of, 
or be relied on in connection with, any contract or commitment or investment 
decision whatsoever. 
 
Contact: 
Leonhard Bayer 
Senior Director Investor Relations 
Phone +49 (30) 3388 1781 
Fax +49 (30) 3388 9 1999 
ir@telecolumbus.de 
www.telecolumbus.com 
 
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Language:    English 
Company:     Tele Columbus AG 
             Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 108 
             10553 Berlin 
             Germany 
Phone:       +49 (0)30 3388 1781 
Fax:         +49 (0)30 3388 9 1999 
E-mail:      ir@telecolumbus.de 
Internet:    www.telecolumbus.com 
ISIN:        DE000TCAG172 
WKN:         TCAG17 
Indices:     SDAX 
Listed:      Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated 
             Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, 
             Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange 
EQS News ID: 1156513 
 
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