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IPO On The FWB Frankfurt Stock Exchange: CropEnergies AG

Date 29/09/2006

CropEnergies AG
ISIN DE000A0LAUP1

Type of Admission: New Issue
First Trading Day: 29 September 2006
Market Segment: Prime Standard ( Official Market)
Sector/Industry Group: Industrial/ Renewable Energies
Issue Price (in €): 8.00
Placement Volume in Shares: 25,000,000
First Price (in €): 7.50
Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner: Deutsche Bank AG
Underwriter: Wolfgang Steubing AG

According to the company, CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, a subsidiary of Südzucker Aktiengesellschaft Mannheim/Ochsenfurt is an established and one of the leading European manufacturers of bioethanol for the fuel sector, measured by production capacity. Ethanol manufactured from biomass is referred to as “bioethanol”. Bioethanol is derived from fermenting plants that contain sugar or starch. CropEnergies utilises grain and sugar beets as raw materials. Bioethanol produced by CropEnergies is marketed to the oil and petrochemical industries under the umbrella brand name of “CropEnergies.”

FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse – New Issues and New Admissions in 2006
Prime Standard: 24 companies
General Standard: 5 companies
Entry Standard: 24 New Issues, 13 New Admissions and 3 Private Placements
Open Market: 57 New Admissions