EQS-Adhoc

RAG-Stiftung: Offering of new bonds exchangeable into shares of Evonik Industries AG and offers to sell exchangeable bonds in circulation

EQS-Ad-hoc: RAG-Stiftung / Key word(s): Issue of Debt RAG-Stiftung: Offering of new bonds exchangeable into shares of Evonik Industries AG and offers to sell exchangeable bonds in circulation 09-Nov-2022 / 08:02 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by EQS News - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA, OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH OFFERS OR SALES OF THE SECURITIES WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

This announcement is not a prospectus and not an offer of securities for sale in any jurisdiction, including in or into the United States, Australia, Japan or South Africa or any jurisdiction in which offers or sales of the securities would be prohibited by applicable law. Neither this announcement nor anything contained herein shall form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any offer or commitment whatsoever in any jurisdiction.

RAG-Stiftung launches an offering of new bonds exchangeable into shares of Evonik Industries AG and invites bondholders to submit offers to sell any and all of the exchangeable bonds due 2023 (ISIN: DE000A2BPE24) in circulation and up to EUR 50 million of the outstanding exchangeable bonds due 2026 (ISIN: DE000A3E44N7)

Essen, 9 November 2022. RAG-Stiftung (the "Issuer") holds approximately 56.0 % of in total 466,000,000 no-par value registered shares (ISIN: DE000EVNK013) of Evonik Industries AG (the "Shares"). RAG-Stiftung currently has three outstanding bonds exchangeable into existing ordinary registered shares of Evonik Industries AG (ISIN: DE000A2BPE24, DE000A2LQRA1 and DE000A3E44N7).

Today, the board of management of the Issuer decided on the concurrent launch of the following transactions:

• New exchangeable bonds

The offering of new senior and unsecured bonds exchangeable into existing ordinary registered shares of Evonik Industries AG in an aggregate principal amount of EUR 500 million, maturing in 2029 (the "New Bonds"):