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Deutsche Börse AG: RECOMMENDED ALL-SHARE MERGER BETWEEN DEUTSCHE BÖRSE AG AND LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC - European Commission prohibits recommended all-share merger between Deutsche Börse AG and London Stock Exchange Group plc

DGAP-Ad-hoc: Deutsche Börse AG / Key word(s): Mergers & Acquisitions Deutsche Börse AG: RECOMMENDED ALL-SHARE MERGER BETWEEN DEUTSCHE BÖRSE AG AND LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC - European Commission prohibits recommended all-share merger between Deutsche Börse AG and London Stock Exchange Group plc 29-March-2017 / 11:04 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Deutsche Börse AG: RECOMMENDED ALL-SHARE MERGER BETWEEN DEUTSCHE BÖRSE AG AND LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC - European Commission prohibits recommended all-share merger between Deutsche Börse AG and London Stock Exchange Group plc


The European Commission informed Deutsche Börse AG ("DBAG") today that it has decided to prohibit the recommended all-share merger between DBAG and London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG").


Despite the remedies offered by the companies, the European Commission concluded that the merger would significantly impede effective competition in the common market.


The official service of the prohibition decision is expected soon. Upon receipt of the official service by DBAG of this decision by the European Commission, it will become impossible to fulfil the closing condition set forth in section 14.1 B.7 (EC Merger Control) of the offer document for the exchange offer made by HLDCO123 PLC to the shareholders of DBAG on 1 June 2016. Upon receipt of the official service of the prohibition decision, the exchange offer will therefore automatically lapse and the co-operation agreement entered into between amongst others DBAG and LSEG on 16 March 2016 will automatically terminate.