EANS-Adhoc: Amendment of a previously released adhoc announcement / Increase in purchase price for the 25.1 % interest in ARICONSULT Holding AG

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update to an ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a
Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content
of this announcement.
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03.02.2011

Vienna/Frankfurt, 03.02.2011. In an adhoc announcement made on 16.12.2010 via
euro adhoc, C-QUADRAT Investment AG (ISIN AT0000613005) gave notice of its
intended sale of its 25,1 % interest in ARICONSULT Holding AG at a fixed
purchase price of EUR 500.000,--. In the course of further negotiations the
Management Board was able to reach agreement with the buyer, on 03.02.2011, on
the inclusion of an additional variable purchase price component that is
currently valued by C-QUADRAT Investment AG at around EUR 270.000,--, with the
result that the total purchase price for the 25.1 % interest in ARICONSULT
Holding AG is around EUR 770.000,--.

Before its shares may be sold to third parties, C-QUADRAT shall offer its shares
in ARICONSULT Holding AG to the other shareholders in ARICONSULT Holding AG
(pre-emptive right). This pre-emptive right must be exercised within two months,
and any subsequent pre-emptive right to assignment of shares must be exercised
within one further month.

Sale of the interest is subject to non-prohibition by the Austrian Financial
Markets Supervisory Authority.

original announcement:
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keywords Mergers - Acquisitions - Takeovers/sale of shareholding

EANS-Adhoc: C-QUADRAT Investment AG intends to sell its 25.1 %-stake in
Ariconsult Holding AG

16.12.2010

Vienna/Frankfurt, 16.12.2010. C-QUADRAT Investment AG (ISIN AT0000613005)
intends to sell its 25.1 %-stake in Ariconsult Holding AG subject to approval
of
the supervisory board and the Austrian Financial Market Authority. The agreed
purchase price is EUR 500.000,--.

Before its shares may be sold to third parties, C-QUADRAT shall offer its
shares
in Ariconsult Holding AG to the other shareholders in Ariconsult Holding AG
(pre-emptive right). This pre-emptive right must be exercised within two
months,
and any subsequent pre-emptive right to assignment of shares must be exercised
within one further month.

The sale of shares is contingent on the entire shareholding being sold. Partial
sale is not intended (even in the context of the pre-emptive right).

end of ad-hoc-announcement
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C-QUADRAT, the fund company - is an independent, quantitative, asset manager
operating across Europe. Founded in 1991, the company has had its own asset
management company with a bank licence since 2003 and has been listed in the
Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since November 2006 and at the
Vienna Stock Exchange since May 2008. The C-QUADRAT team has made a name for
itself across Europe with its asset management, analysis and investment fund
management activities. Innovative investment strategies for institutional
investors round off the product offering. Many banks, insurance companies and
financial service providers operating internationally rely on the expertise of
C-QUADRAT.

Further inquiry note:
Andreas Wimmer
Member of the Board
C-QUADRAT Investment AG
Stubenring 2
A-1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 515 66 316
Mail: [email protected]
www.c-quadrat.com

end of original announcement euro adhoc
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sector publicity of original announcement:
2010-12-16 18:42:09 - Bloomberg- sent

2010-12-16 18:42:09 - Bloomberg- sent

Further inquiry note:
Andreas Wimmer
Member of the Board
C-QUADRAT Investment AG
Stubenring 2
A-1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 515 66 316
Mail: [email protected]
www.c-quadrat.com
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer:      C-QUADRAT Investment AG
             Stubenring 2
             A-1010 Wien
phone:       +43 1 515 66-0
FAX:         +43 1 515 66-159
mail:        [email protected]
WWW:         www.c-quadrat.at
sector:      Financial & Business Services
ISIN:        AT0000613005
indexes:     Standard Market Auction

stockmarkets: official market: Frankfurt, Wien
language: English

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