DGAP-DD: Gesco AG

DGAP-DD: Gesco AG english

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

16.08.2016 / 16:45 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a) Name

Title: First name: Robert Last name(s): Spartmann

2. Reason for the notification

a) Position / status

Position: Member of the managing body

b) Initial notification

3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a) Name

Gesco AG

b) LEI

529900OE7WBEDX7PVB49

4. Details of the transaction(s)

a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument, identification code

Type: Financial instrument linked to a share or a debt instrument Description- Exercise of stock options against cash settlement :

b) Nature of the transaction

Exercise of stock options from tranche 2011 of the company's stock option plan against cash settlement; for further information on the stock option plan please refer to the remuneration report within the group management report as well as to the notes to the consolidated financial statements, available in the Annual Report 2015/2016 on www.gesco.de Transaction linked to the exercise of share option programmes

c) Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s) 2.54 EUR 14287.50 EUR

d) Aggregated information

Price Aggregated volume 2.54 EUR 14287.50 EUR

e) Date of the transaction

2016-08-15 UTC

f) Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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16.08.2016 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de

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Language: English Company: Gesco AG Johannisberg 7 42103 Wuppertal Germany Internet: www.gesco.de End of News DGAP News Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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