DGAP-News: Commerzbank sets the conditions for the capital increase for the repayment in full of the silent participations of SoFFin and Allianz - subscription period starts on May 15, 2013
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Commerzbank sets the conditions for the capital increase for the
repayment in full of the silent participations of SoFFin and Allianz -
subscription period starts on May 15, 2013
14.05.2013 / 07:46
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THIS PRESS RELEASE AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN ARE NOT BEING
ISSUED AND MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA,
JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA.
- Subscription price of the new shares from the capital increase is EUR
4.50 per share
- 21 outstanding shares entitle holder to subscribe for 20 new shares
- Number of new shares issued totals 555,555,556, intended gross issue
proceeds of approximately EUR 2.5 billion
- Subscription period runs from May 15, 2013 to May 28, 2013
- Transaction leads to significant improvement in capital structure and
ability to pay dividends
Commerzbank is beginning with the implementation of the adopted capital
increase for the complete and early repayment of the silent participations
of the Financial Market Stabilisation Fund (SoFFin) and of Allianz. To this
end, the Board of Managing Directors, with the consent of the Supervisory
Board, set the subscription price today, as well as further details on the
execution of the capital increase with subscription rights. Gross issue
proceeds of approximately EUR 2.5 billion are being sought. These are to be
used to repay the silent participations of SoFFin in the amount of
approximately EUR 1.6 billion and of Allianz in the amount of EUR 750
million. As a result of the transaction, the capital structure of
Commerzbank and its future ability to pay dividends should improve
significantly.
In total, Commerzbank is issuing 555,555,556 new shares, which are endowed
with full dividend rights as of January 1, 2013. The subscription price of
the new shares is EUR 4.50 per share. The new shares will be offered to the
shareholders in the ratio 21 to 20. This means that 21 outstanding shares
entitle the holder to subscribe for 20 new shares. The subscription right
is excluded with respect to a share fraction of for 363,761new shares. The
subscription period will start on May 15, 2013 and will run until May 28,
2013. From May 15, 2013 to May 24, 2013 the subscription rights will be
traded on the regulated market (Xetra and Xetra Frankfurt Spezialist;
securities identification number CBKBZR) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The new shares will likely be included in stock exchange trading on May
29, 2013.
The consortium banks accompanying the offering have undertaken to assume
the shares which are not allotted by SoFFin's subscription rights in full
and under customary market conditions and to thereby guarantee the targeted
issue proceeds. The bank consortium is headed by the joint global
coordinators and joint bookrunners Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank as well as
the joint bookrunners Citi and HSBC.
SoFFin is supporting the transaction by intending to exercise its
subscription rights in full, and in accordance with the amount of its
shareholding to convert silent participations in the amount of
approximately EUR 625 million into shares. Against this background, the
joint bookrunners will, as announced, place Commerzbank shares with a value
of approximately EUR 625 million from the portfolio of SoFFin on its
behalf with investors at the beginning of the subscription period. This is
intended to ensure that the sale proceeds from the placement correspond to
the volume of the silent participations used to exercise the subscription
rights. In this manner SoFFin is participating in full in the capital
increase without investing new capital. SoFFin is being repaid the
remaining sum of its silent participations from the issue proceeds of the
cash capital increase. Upon the conclusion of the transaction, its
shareholding in Commerzbank will probably decrease from approximately 25 %
at present to less than 20 %.
In the wake of the financial crisis, in the years 2008 and 2009 the
Federal Republic of Germany supported Commerzbank in two stages with silent
participations totalling EUR 16.4 billion. Of this sum the Bank already
redeemed EUR 14.3 billion in 2011 - plus a one-off payment of just over EUR
1.0 billion. At the Annual General Meeting on April 19, 2013 the
shareholders of Commerzbank AG adopted a resolution by a large majority to
repay in full the outstanding silent participations of SoFFin and of
Allianz through a combined cash capital increase/capital increase through
contributions in kind. Thus the Bank is repaying more quickly than planned
all those elements of the state support which it can redeem itself. As at
the same time the shareholding of SoFFin in Commerzbank is decreasing, the
transaction marks the beginning of the federal government's exit from
Commerzbank. Furthermore, the capital structure of the Bank is
improving considerably. The Common Equity Tier 1 ratio which would be valid
under full application of Basel 3 is expected to increase as a result of
the transaction from 7.5 % as of the end of the first quarter of 2013 to
8.4 % (pro forma as of the end of the first quarter of 2013). The Bank
continues to aspire to a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 9 % under full
application of Basel 3 by the end of 2014.
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Press contact:
Simon Steiner +49 69 136 46646
Nils Happich +49 69 136 44986
Karsten Swoboda +49 69 136 22339
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About Commerzbank
Commerzbank is a leading bank in Germany and Poland. It is also present
worldwide in all markets for its customers as a partner to the business
world. With the business areas Private Customers, Mittelstandsbank,
Corporates&Markets and Central&Eastern Europe, it offers its private
and corporate clients as well as institutional investors the banking and
capital market services they need. With some 1,200 branches Commerzbank has
one of the densest branch networks among German private banks. In total,
Commerzbank boasts nearly 15 million private customers, as well as 1
million business and corporate clients. In 2012, it generated revenues of
just under EUR 10 billion with approximately 56,000 employees on average.
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constitute a prospectus or any offer for sale or subscription of or
solicitation or invitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for any
securities for the purposes of EU Directive 2003/71/EC. Securities will
solely be offered on the basis of a prospectus or other offering circular
to be issued by the company in connection with such offering. Subject to
approval by the German Federal Financial Services Supervisory Authority, a
prospectus will be available free of charge from COMMERZBANK
Aktiengesellschaft (Kaiserstraße 16 (Kaiserplatz), 60311 Frankfurt am Main)
and on the website of COMMERZBANK Aktiengesellschaft under
www.commerzbank.com. The securities will be offered exclusively on the
basis of the prospectus required to be approved by the Federal Financial
Services Supervisory Authority.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell securities, or a
solicitation of an offer to buy securities, in the United States of
America. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States of
America absent registration or an exemption from registration under the
U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act'). The
securities of COMMERZBANK Aktiengesellschaft described herein have not been
and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or the laws of any
State, and may not be offered or sold within the United States, except
pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable State laws.
COMMERZBANK Aktiengesellschaft does not intend to register any portion of
the offering in the United States or conduct a public offering of
securities in the United States.
This press release is for information purposes only and does not constitute
an offer document or an offer of transferable securities to the public in
the U.K. to which section 85 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
of the U.K. ('FSMA') applies and should not be considered as a
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COMMERZBANK Aktiengesellschaft.
This release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are statements that are not historical facts. In this release,
these statements concern the expected future business of Commerzbank,
efficiency gains and expected synergies, expected growth prospects and
other opportunities for an increase in value of Commerzbank as well as
expected future financial results, restructuring costs and other financial
developments and information. These forward-looking statements are based on
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subject to a number of assumptions and involve known and unknown risks,
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expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors
include the conditions in the financial markets in Germany, in Poland,
elsewhere in Europe and other regions from which Commerzbank derives a
substantial portion of its revenues and in which Commerzbank holds a
substantial portion of its assets, the development of asset prices and
market volatility, potential defaults of borrowers or trading
counterparties, the implementation of Commerzbank's strategic initiatives,
the reliability of Commerzbank's risk management policies, procedures and
methods, and other risks. Forward-looking statements therefore speak only
as of the date they are made. Commerzbank has no obligation to periodically
update or release any revisions to the forward-looking statements contained
in this release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
release.
Contact:
Commerzbank AG
Group Communications
Tel.: +49 69 136 - 22830
mediarelations(at)commerzbank.com
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