DGAP-Adhoc: Homag Group AG: First-instance decision in rulings on control and profit transfer agreement

HOMAG Group AG: First-instance decision in rulings on control and profit transfer agreement

Schopfloch, August 27, 2019 - Today the Management Board of HOMAG Group AG has been informed that the Dürr Technologies GmbH has today been notified of the first instance decision of the Stuttgart Regional Court in the judicial appraisal proceedings concerning the control and profit transfer agreement between Dürr Technologies GmbH as the controlling company and HOMAG Group AG. Accordingly, the compensation to be paid to the minority shareholders pursuant to Section 305 AktG (German Corporation Act) will be increased from the amount of EUR 31.56 agreed in the administration and profit transfer agreement to EUR 31.58 per share. The compensation agreed in the control and profit transfer agreement to be paid to the minority shareholders pursuant to Section 304 AktG (German Corporation Act) will be increased from EUR 1.18 to EUR 1.19 per share ("gross profit share") less corporation tax and solidarity surcharge according to the tax rate applicable to these taxes for the respective financial year, with the tax withheld only on the profit share subject to German corporation tax and the solidarity surcharge. The corresponding net amount of the compensation was increased from EUR1.01 to EUR1.03. The defendant and the applicants may lodge an appeal against the resolution within one month of delivery.

HOMAG Group AG
Homagstraße 3-5
72296 Schopfloch
Deutschland
www.homag.com
Christian Schulten
Communication
Phone: +49 7443 13-3624
christian.schulten@homag.com

Company Background
The HOMAG Group is the world's leading provider of integrated solutions for production in the woodworking industry and woodworking shops. Its 14 specialized production sites, 23 Group-owned sales and service companies and approximately 60 exclusive sales partners worldwide make the company a unique system provider. Backed by a workforce of some 6,600 employees the HOMAG Group offers its customers solutions for digitized production, based on digital data continuity from point of sale through the entire production process, combined with a comprehensive software suite. In addition, the open ecosystem "tapio" (open Internet-of-Things platform) maps the data flow along the entire value chain of the timber industry. The HOMAG Group has been majority-owned by the Dürr Group since October 2014.

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