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VERBIO is the technology leader: Internally developed technologies and production systems, low energy consumption and the economical use of resources – as well as reduced emissions – significantly increase the profitability of VERBIO's production plants.

VERBIO has extensive industry know-how: Our experienced and dedicated management and engineering team has years of experience in the biofuel industry and plant construction.

VERBIO is integrated upstream: We have a very close relationship with our agricultural suppliers

VERBIO is the only producer and supplier of all the main biofuels on the market: We offer our customers a full range of products from biodiesel and bioethanol to biogas – including to enable fuel suppliers to meet their biofuel blending obligations

VERBIO currently operates the biggest biomethane plants in Germany: Biomethane capacities total to 90 MW

VERBIO sets the standard in terms of CO₂ efficiency: VERBIO biofuels slash CO₂ by more than 90%

VERBIO has implemented the Biofuel Sustainability Directive: VERBIO has been certified throughout the value chain and fully complies with the German Biofuel Sustainability Directive

VERBIO is determined to consistently increase its profitability – particularly in the bioethanol segment by building two biogas plants and recycling distillery slop accruing during bioethanol production as a raw material as well as by establishing innovative and unique technology to produce biomethane from 100% straw

VERBIO is solidly financed

Stock exchange segment:
Regulated Market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Stock exchanges:
XETRA, Frankfurt

ISIN (International Securities Identification Number):
DE000A0JL9W6

WKN (German Securities Identification Number):
A0JL9W

Stock exchange symbol:
Deutsche Börse:
VBK

Ticker symbol Bloomberg:
VBK:GR (XETRA)
(floor trading)

Ticker symbol Reuters:
VBKG.DE (XETRA)
VBKG.F (floor trading)

Share capital:
EUR 63.715.479,00 million

No. of shares:
63.715.479 million common bearer shares with no par value

Free float: 
27.25 %

Issue price:
EUR 14.50

Initial trading:
October 16, 2006

Initial trading:
October 16, 2006

Issue type:
Initial public offering (IPO)

Shares offered:
18.2 million no-par value shares, of which:
13 million shares from a capital increase,
3.2 million shares from the holdings of existing shareholders
2 million shares from the holdings of existing shareholders (greenshoe)

Offer period (extended):
October 5-13, 2006

Price range:
EUR 14.00 to EUR 15.00

Issue price:
EUR 14.50

Over-allotment option:
(greenshoe)
2 million shares from the holdings of existing shareholders (exercised on October 19, 2006)

Lock-up:
The existing shareholders and the company have committed themselves for a period of six months after admission of the shares to trading not to sell additional shares or other securities of the company, and in the six months subsequent to this period only with the approval of the Global Coordinators.

Syndicate banks:
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, London
(Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner)

Dresdner Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt a. M.
(Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner)

Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie KGaA, Cologne
(Co-Lead Manager)

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart
(Co-Lead Manager)

WKN/ISIN:
A0JL9W / DE000A0JL9W6

Symbol:
VBK

Verbio SE has share capital of EUR 63.715.479.00. It is divided into 63.715.479 common bearer shares with no par value each representing EUR 1.00 of the share capital.

Claus Sauter, Bernd Sauter, Pollert Holding GmbH & Co. KG and Daniela Sauter as well as further members with a stake of less than three per cent own a total stake of 67.78 % in Verbio SE. These shareholders have entered into a pool agreement under which they are usually obliged to vote unanimously.

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