DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Share Buyback 19.09.2014 14:33 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft, A-1010 Vienna, Stephansplatz 12 ISIN AT0000818802 Resolution by the Management Board to advance the termination of the Total Return Equity Swap Agreement and to acquire own shares As notified in the ad-hoc statement of 20 December 2013, DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft entered into a Total Return Equity Swap Agreement with UniCredit Bank AG on 20 December 2013, which agreement covers 974,400 individual bearer shares of DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft (corresponding to 10% of the share capital) and which entitles DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft to acquire up to 974,400 shares at a defined price of EUR 30.375 from UniCredit Bank AG off the board within one year. Upon maturity of the Total Return Equity Swap Agreement, DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft has the choice of a physical settlement (in which case DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft undertakes to acquire the shares at a defined purchase price) or a cash settlement (in which case the shares are sold by UniCredit Bank AG and the difference between the price agreed between DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft and UniCredit Bank AG and the sales proceeds achieved by UniCredit Bank AG is either handed over by UniCredit Bank AG or paid by DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft to UniCredit Bank AG). DO & CO is furthermore entitled to terminate the Total Return Equity Swap Agreement at any time. The Total Return Equity Swap Agreement was made on the basis of authorisations resolved on by the 14th Ordinary General Meeting of DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft on 5 July 2012 and for the purpose of acquiring one or more businesses as stated in the report of the Management Board of 12 July 2012 and excluding any tendering right by other shareholders. A resolution of the 16th Ordinary General Meeting of DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft of 3 July 2014 authorised the Management Board to acquire, for a period of 30 months after passing of the resolution, own shares both on and off the board, also from individual shareholders or a single shareholder, and in particular from UniCredit Bank AG, for up to 10% of the share capital at the lowest price of EUR 20.00 per share and the highest price of EUR 60.00 per share,. Off-the-board acquisition under this authorisation is subject to the approval of the Supervisory Board. This resolution was published on 4 July 2014, through the electronic information dissemination systems Bloomberg, Reuters and Dow Jones Newswire. The Management Board of DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft resolved on 19 September 2014 to make use of the authorisation to acquire own shares, to advance the termination of the Total Return Equity Swap Agreement made with UniCredit Bank AG and to acquire 974,400 shares of DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft from UniCredit Bank AG at a price of EUR 30.375 per share. These shares are primarily acquired for the purpose of buying one or more businesses as described in the report by the Management Board of 21 May 2014 and excluding any tendering right by other shareholders. The Supervisory Board of DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft approved the resolution by the Management Board. 19.09.2014 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft Stephansplatz 12 1010 Wien Austria Phone: +43 1 74000-0 Fax: +43 1 74000-1029 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.doco.com ISIN: AT0000818802 WKN: 81880 Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart; Wien (Amtlicher Handel / Official Market) End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------