EQS-Adhoc: Lenzing AG: Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft: Preliminary results of rights offering
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Lenzing AG: Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft: Preliminary results of rights offering
20-Oct-2026 / 18:02 CET/CEST
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Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft: Preliminary results of rights offering
• 34,411,626 new shares (equivalent to a subscription rights exercise ratio
of 99.0%) were subscribed for in the rights offering
• The limited number of new shares not subscribed for will be sold in the
market by the managing banks
Lenzing, October 20, 2026 – On October 1, 2026, Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
(„Lenzing“ or the „Company“) announced a fully underwritten capital increase
against contribution in cash with subscription rights for existing shareholders
resulting in the issuance of 34,756,362 new no-par value bearer shares with an
entitlement to dividends as of January 1, 2026 (the “New Shares”) at a
subscription price of EUR 8.65 per New Share (the “Subscription Price”) to
raise gross proceeds of approximately EUR 300 mn (the “Rights Offering”). The
subscription period for the Rights Offering expires on October 20, 2026, 11:59
p.m. CEST.
Lenzing hereby announces that as of October 20, 2026, 4:00 p.m. CEST,
34,411,626 New Shares have been subscribed for in the Rights Offering through
the exercise of subscription rights (equivalent to a subscription rights
exercise ratio of 99.0%), including 18,159,291 New Shares subscribed for by the
syndicate formed by the B&C Group and Suzano S.A., corresponding to
approximately 52.25% of the Rights Offering, and 1,344,177 New Shares
subscribed for by Oberbank AG, corresponding to approximately 3.87% of the
Rights Offering.
The limited number of New Shares not subscribed for in the Rights Offering will
be sold in the market by the managing banks at an offer price at least equal to
the Subscription Price.
Settlement and delivery and commencement of trading in the Prime Market segment
of the Vienna Stock Exchange of all New Shares under the existing ISIN
AT0000644505 are expected on October 23, 2026, conditional upon the
registration of the implementation of the capital increase with the companies
register. The right to terminate the offer is reserved.
Your contact for
Media Relations: Investor Relations:
Corporate Communications Investor Relations Team
Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
Werkstraße 2, 4860 Lenzing, Austria Werkstraße 2, 4860 Lenzing, Austria
Phone +43 664 6112534 Phone +43 7672 701 8947
E-mail [3]media@lenzing.com E-mail [5]investorrelations@lenzing.com
Web [4] www.lenzing.com Web [6] www.lenzing.com
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Language: English
Company: Lenzing AG
4860 Lenzing
Austria
Phone: +43 7672-701-0
Fax: +43 7672-96301
E-mail: office@lenzing.com
Internet: www.lenzing.com
ISIN: AT0000644505
Indices: ATX
Listed: Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Market)
LEI Code: 529900BKFJBI0QRDJH63
EQS News ID: 2419014
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