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Commerzbank successfully completes capital increase - Common Equity Tier 1 ratio with full application of Basel 3 increases with transaction to 10,2%

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Commerzbank successfully completes capital increase - Common Equity
Tier 1 ratio with full application of Basel 3 increases with
transaction to 10,2%

28.04.2015 / 10:47

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- CET 1 ratio with full application of Basel 3 (pro forma end of March
2015) increased to 10.2%

- Leverage ratio (pro forma end of March 2015) improved to 3.9%

Commerzbank AG today placed 113.850.693 new shares with institutional
investors by way of a so-called accelerated bookbuilding process. The
placement price was fixed at EUR 12.10 per share. The gross issue proceeds
amount to a total of EUR 1.4 billion.

After the successful completion of the capital measure the Common Equity
Tier 1 ratio with full application of Basel 3 is increasing to 10.2% (pro
forma end of March 2015). Thus, the level for the Common Equity Tier 1
ratio demanded by the capital market in the meantime is being attained more
quickly than planned. The leverage ratio is improving to 3.9% (pro forma
end of March 2015).

Commerzbank AG and Deutsche Bank AG were the Joint Global Coordinators for
the placement.

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About Commerzbank
Commerzbank is a leading international commercial bank with branches and
offices in more than 50 countries. The core markets of Commerzbank are
Germany and Poland. With the business areas Private Customers,
Mittelstandsbank, Corporates & Markets and Central & Eastern Europe, its
private customers and corporate clients, as well as institutional
investors, profit from a comprehensive portfolio of banking and capital
market services. Commerzbank finances more than 30 per cent of Germany's
foreign trade and is the unchallenged leader in financing for SMEs. With
its subsidiaries comdirect and Poland's mBank it owns two of the world's
most innovative online banks. With approximately 1,100 branches and
approximately 90 advisory centres for business customers Commerzbank has
one of the densest branch networks among German private banks. In total,
Commerzbank boasts approximately 15 million private customers, as well as 1