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Energiekontor AG: following private placement of share packages of the founders Günter Lammers and Dr Bodo Wilkens, free float increases to 42.9 percent

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Energiekontor AG: following private placement of share packages of the
founders Günter Lammers and Dr Bodo Wilkens, free float increases to 42.9
percent

19.09.2016 / 15:48
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Energiekontor AG: following private placement of share packages of the
founders Günter Lammers and Dr Bodo Wilkens, free float increases to 42.9
percent

- Founding shareholders Günter Lammers and Dr Bodo Wilkens each sell 7.0
percent of the Energiekontor AG shares to several institutional
investors via private placement

- Transaction increases free float of Energiekontor AG to 42.9 percent
and paves the way for higher liquidity of the shares

- Together, the Company founders now hold 57.1 percent - currently no
further share sales planned

- Expansion of the shareholder structure will increase the attractiveness
of the shares

Bremen, 19 September 2016. Günter Lammers and Dr Bodo Wilkens, the two
founders and shareholders of Energiekontor AG (ISIN DE0005313506), each
sold about 7.0 percent of the Energiekontor AG shares to several
institutional investors via private placement. The transaction increases
the percentage of Energiekontor AG's free float to 42.9 percent. The two
Company founders each hold on to about 28.6 percent (corresponding to a
total of 57.1 percent) of the Company's shares and thus continue to be
anchor shareholders of Energiekontor AG. The composition of the Supervisory
Board remains unchanged.

Peter Szabo, CEO of Energiekontor AG, comments: "Many institutional
investors with whom we have spoken in recent years are very interested in
the shares of Energiekontor. The low free float and the corresponding
relatively low trading volume, however, prevented many investors from
acquiring an interest in the Company. By selling part of their shares, the
founders are now also allowing other capital market participants to buy the
stock. We are pleased that the sale will expand our shareholder structure
and increase the free float. Firstly, this can improve the liquidity of our
shares. And secondly, this is bound to increase the visibility of
Energiekontor on the capital market and make the shares more attractive."

Günter Lammers explains the reasons for selling the shares: "As Company
founders, my private assets and those of Dr Bodo Wilkens are largely tied
up in Energiekontor AG. The aim of the transaction was to diversify our