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Nanostart AG: New Board of Directors appointed

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Nanostart AG: New Board of Directors appointed

10.02.2015 / 09:19

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- Bernd Förtsch has become member of the Board of Directors

Frankfurt am Main - 10 February 2015 - The Nanostart AG announces that
the District Court Frankfurt am Main has met the request of the Executive
Board of the Nanostart AG by means of the decision in January 2015,
appointing Mr Bernd Förtsch as member of the company's Board of Directors.

Mr Förtsch will take on the mandate until the company's next statutory
general meeting and will stand for election.

For over two decades, Bernd Förtsch has been active in the field of media
and finances. Mr Förtsch is owner and member of the Executive Board of the
"Börsenmedien AG", which publishes (among others) the business magazine
"Der Aktionär" (The Shareholder). Recently, through the "Börsenmedien
AG" Mr Förtsch has been holding majority shares in the debate magazine "The
European". Bernd Förtsch already recognised the great potential of
nano-technology early on. Until 19 August 2014, he was member of the Board
of Directors of the "MagForce AG". At present, Bernd Förtsch is Chairman of
the Executive Board of the "DAF Deutsches Anleger Fernsehen AG" and the
"Panthera Capital AG" and member of the Board of Directors of the "FinTech
Group AG".

With regard to the appointment of Mr Förtsch to the Board of Directors of
Nanostart, Mr Neef stated: "I'm very happy to see Mr Förtsch, founder and
major shareholder of the Nanostart AG, returning to the Board of
Directors. I appreciate his competence, his outstanding network, and his
experience as entrepreneur as a great enrichment with a view to our work."

About Nanostart:
Nanostart AG is a leading nanotechnology venture capital company. The
company invests venture capital (VC) in promising young nanotechnology
companies. Nanostart invests globally and at different phases of
development. Emphasis of investments is on especially innovative industries
such as cleantech, life sciences, and IT/electronics. Nanostart invests
either directly in nanotechnology companies or through a regional
nanotechnology fund. The headquarters of Nanostart AG is in Frankfurt,
Germany.

Disclaimer:
This notice constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of
offers to purchase or subscribe to securities. There will be no public
offering of securities of Nanostart AG in conjunction with the existing
listing of its shares in the "Entry Standard" segment of the regulated
unofficial market (Freiverkehr) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This
notice does not constitute a securities prospectus. Neither this notice nor
the information contained within is intended for direct or indirect
distribution within Canada, Australia, or Japan.

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Language: English
Company: Nanostart AG
Roßmarkt 14
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.nanostart.de
ISIN: DE000A0B9VV6
WKN: A0B9VV
Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart;
Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard)


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