Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

Postfach 10 29 40
69019 Heidelberg
Germany

Kurfürsten-Anlage 52–60
69115 Heidelberg

Thomas Fichtl

Phone +49 6222 82-67123
Fax +49 6222 82-67129

Thomas.Fichtl@heidelberg.com
www.heidelberg.com

March 25, 2019                                             

Heidelberg completes capital increase – Masterwork from China becomes a further strategic anchor shareholder
		
•	Cash capital increase of 25,743,777 shares from authorized capital completed
•	Masterwork Group Co., Ltd. obtains shareholding of around 8.5 percent in Heidelberg
•	Increase in shareholder’s equity set to strenghten Heidelberg balance sheet 
•	Collaboration in growing packaging printing segment taken to next level

Amounting to around 9.2 percent of the existing share capital, the cash capital increase decided on by the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) in March 2019 took place on March 22, 2019, with Masterwork Group Co., Ltd. as a further strategic anchor investor. Based on the agreed issue price of €2.68 per share, this represents an inflow of capital amounting to some €69 million (before transaction costs). The company’s new share capital has been increased to €779,466,887.68, distributed across 304,479,253 no-par shares.

The capital increase has gained Heidelberg another strategic anchor shareholder with a long-term investment horizon that now holds around 8.5 percent of the company’s shares. As well as improving shareholder’s equity, the new funds are primarily to be used to accelerate the company’s digital agenda (digitizing products, processes, and business models, for example) and for general business financing. Taking the collaboration with Masterwork, which dates back to 2014, to the next level is also designed to open up further potential in the growing packaging printing segment, especially in China – the world’s largest individual market. 

About Masterwork Group:

https://mkmasterwork.com/en/

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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

Corporate Public Relations
Thomas Fichtl
Phone: +49 6222 82-67123
Fax: +49 6222 82-67129
E-mail: Thomas.Fichtl@heidelberg.com

Investor Relations 
Robin Karpp 
Phone: +49 6222 82-67120 
Fax: +49 6222 82-99 67120 
E-mail: robin.karpp@heidelberg.com	

Important note:

This press release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and estimations by the Management Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft. Even though the Management Board is of the opinion that those assumptions and estimations are realistic, the actual future development and results may deviate substantially from these forward-looking statements due to various factors, such as changes in the macro-economic situation, in the exchange rates, in the interest rates, and in the print media industry. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft gives no warranty and does not assume liability for any damages in case the future development and the projected results do not correspond with the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.