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Jung, DMS & Cie. Pool GmbH: Issuance of a new corporate bond with a total volume of up to €25 million with exchange offer

Wiesbaden, October 4, 2023 - Jung, DMS & Cie. Pool GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of JDC Group AG, has decided to issue a five-year secured corporate bond with an annual interest rate of 6.75% - 7.25%. The issue volume is up to 25 million euros and thus corresponds to the volume of the bond 2019/24 (ISIN DE000A2YN1M1).

The cash inflows from the issue are to be used entirely to refinance the outstanding bond maturing on December 2, 2024.

The new bond will be issued by way of a public offering, a private placement to qualified investors and a voluntary exchange offer. The public offering will be made in the Federal Republic of Germany ("Germany"), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ("Luxembourg") and the Republic of Austria ("Austria") through the subscription facility "DirectPlace" of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and additionally through an advertisement in Luxembourg. The accompanying securities prospectus is expected to be approved by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier ("CSSF") in the next few days. Subsequently, a two-week subscription and exchange period is planned. The issue includes a 1:1 exchange offer to the holders of the Jung, DMS & Cie. Pool GmbH Bond 2019/2024 at the nominal amount plus accrued interest as well as an additional amount in cash of EUR 10.

The annual interest rate is expected to be determined after the end of the offer period, or possibly even before, on the basis of the subscription orders received in the public offering or in the private placement, and will be published subsequently.

About Jung, DMS & Cie. Pool GmbH

Jung, DMS & Cie. Pool GmbH (hereinafter "JDC") is a so-called "broker pool company" with licenses according to §§ 34c, 34d, and 34f GewO. Emerging from 3 independent broker pools, JDC now cooperates with several thousand active independent brokers and multiple agents as well as institutional clients in the brokerage of financial products. The company is headquartered in Wiesbaden.

Important Notice:

This publication is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities and is not intended for distribution, transmission or publication, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into the United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan, or in any other country in which distribution of this publication would be unlawful.

The securities which are the subject of this publication are being offered by the Issuer exclusively in the Federal Republic of Germany, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Austria by way of a public offering on the basis of the securities prospectus approved by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier ("CSSF") and by way of a private placement with qualified investors in Germany and in certain jurisdictions within the European Economic Area and, if applicable, Switzerland.

In particular, the securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements thereof.

This publication does not constitute a prospectus. The investment decision of interested investors with respect to the securities mentioned in this publication should be made solely on the basis of the securities prospectus and the terms and conditions of the bonds to be prepared by the Issuer in connection with the public offering of these securities.