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EQS-News: CropEnergies AG / Key word(s): Delisting
CropEnergies submits delisting application to Frankfurt Stock Exchange
2024-02-05 / 18:30 CET/CEST
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Delisting is expected to become effective by the end of February 2024
Mannheim, 5 February 2024 - CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, ("CropEnergies") plans to withdraw from the stock exchange in
the course of the public delisting tender offer of Südzucker AG ("Südzucker") to the shareholders of CropEnergies.
Therefore, CropEnergies applied for the revocation of the admission of all CropEnergies shares to trading on the
regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 5 February 2024.
CropEnergies shareholders can still accept Südzucker's public delisting tender offer at EUR 11.50 cash per share until
16 February 2024, at midnight (CET).
The delisting tender offer is not subject to any conditions. The delisting of the CropEnergies shares from the
regulated market is expected to become effective after the expiry of the acceptance period of the public delisting
tender offer by the end of February 2024. Following the delisting, trading of the CropEnergies share on the regulated
market will terminate, which may result in very limited liquidity and price availability of CropEnergies shares.
In addition, the Executive Board of CropEnergies will take all reasonable steps and measures to terminate the inclusion
of the CropEnergies shares in trading on the open market of a stock exchange or a multilateral trading facility (MTF)
or organised trading facility (OTF), insofar as this inclusion was originally arranged by CropEnergies.
In their joint reasoned opinion published on 26 January 2024, the Executive Board and Supervisory Board of CropEnergies
recommended that all CropEnergies shareholders accept Südzucker's public delisting tender offer and tender their
shares.
Further information on the public delisting tender offer is available at http://www.powerofplants-offer.com and on the
company's Investor Relations website.
Important notice
This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of CropEnergies AG nor
an offer or recommendation to purchase shares of Südzucker AG. The definitive terms of the delisting tender offer, as
well as further provisions concerning the delisting tender offer, are set out in the offer document by Südzucker AG the
publication of which has been approved by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Investors and
holders of shares in CropEnergies AG are strongly advised to read the offer document and all other relevant documents
regarding the delisting tender offer, when they become available, since they contain important information.
The delisting tender offer has been published exclusively under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, in
particular in accordance with the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (Wertpapiererwerbs- und
Übernahmegesetz, "WpÜG") and the German Stock Exchange Act (Börsengesetz), as well as certain applicable provisions of
the U.S. Securities Exchange Act. The offer document and further documentation relating to the delisting tender offer
is available at www.powerofplants-offer.com. Any contract that is concluded on the basis of the delisting tender offer
will be exclusively governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany and is to be interpreted in accordance with
such laws.
To the extent permissible under applicable law or regulation, and in accordance with German market practice, Südzucker
AG, its affiliates or its brokers may purchase, on the stock exchange or over the counter, or conclude agreements to
purchase, shares of CropEnergies AG, directly or indirectly, outside of the scope of the delisting tender offer, during
or after the period in which the offer remains open for acceptance. This also applies to other securities which are
directly convertible into, exchangeable for, or exercisable for shares of CropEnergies AG. These purchases may be
completed via the stock exchange at market prices or outside the stock exchange at negotiated conditions provided that
such purchases or purchase agreements are not made or concluded within the United States, are in accordance with
applicable German law, in particular the WpÜG, and the offer price is adjusted to any higher acquisition price paid
outside the delisting tender offer during such term. Information on such purchases or purchase agreements, stating the
number of CropEnergies shares acquired or to be acquired and the consideration granted or agreed, will be published in
accordance with the applicable statutory provisions, in particular section 23(2) WpÜG, in the German Federal Gazette
and, if required by foreign legal systems, in English via an electronic dissemination system. Corresponding information
is also available in the form of an English translation on the internet at www.powerofplants-offer.com.

About CropEnergies AG
Sustainable, renewable products made from biomass - that is what CropEnergies stands for. Our products contribute to a
climate-friendly world and ensure that fossil carbons remain in the ground permanently and do not continue to drive
climate change.
Founded in Mannheim in 2006, the member of the Südzucker-Group is the leading European producer of renewable ethanol.
With a production capacity of 1.3 million m3 of ethanol per year, CropEnergies produces neutral alcohol as well as
technical alcohol (ethanol) for a wide range of applications at locations in Germany, Belgium, the UK, and France:
Sustainably produced ethanol as a petrol substitute is an answer to the future challenges of climate-friendly energy
supply in the transport sector. Thanks to highly efficient production plants, our ethanol reduces CO2 emissions by an
average of more than 70 percent across the entire value chain compared to fossil fuel. Our high-quality alcohol is also
used in beverage production, cosmetics, pharmaceutical applications, for example as a basis for disinfectants, or as a
raw material for innovative biochemicals.
Equally important are the resulting protein food and animal feed products as a sustainable regional alternative to
emission-intensive protein imports from overseas, as well as biogenic carbon dioxide. It is used in beverage
production, among other things, and will be a valuable raw material for a wide range of applications in transport and
industry in the future. Thus, all raw material components are utilised in our circular economy.
CropEnergies AG (ISIN DE000A0LAUP1) is listed on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Contact
Contact:
Heike Baumbach
Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (621) 71 41 90-30
Fax: +49 (621) 71 41 90-03
ir@cropenergies.de
Nadine Dejung-Custance
Public Relations / Marketing
Tel.: +49 (621) 71 41 90-65
Fax: +49 (621) 71 41 90-05
presse@cropenergies.de
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Maximilianstr. 10
68165 Mannheim
Germany

Phone:        +49 (0)621-71 41 90 00 
Fax:          +49 (0)621-71 41 90 04 
E-mail:       info@cropenergies.de 
Internet:     www.cropenergies.com 
ISIN:         DE000A0LAUP1 
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Listed:       Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, 

Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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