EANS-Adhoc: Versatel AG / Envisaged Takeover Offer for Versatel AG

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Company Information/Intention of takeover

19.05.2011

Duesseldorf, 19 May 2011 - Today, Versatel AG was informed that the
VictorianFibre Holding GmbH, a holding company controlled by funds
advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with
affiliates, "KKR"), intends to launch an all cash voluntary public
takeover offer for all outstanding shares of Versatel AG against the
payment of a cash consideration in the amount of the volume weighted
average stock exchange price of the Versatel share during the last
three months as determined by BaFin. The offer price, however, will
be no less than EUR 6.70 per share. The main shareholders of
Versatel, Vienna II S.à.r.l. i.L., a company advised by Apax Partners
LLP, Cyrte Investments BV and United Internet AG, who together hold
approximately 92 per cent of the shares in Versatel AG, have
previously entered into a binding agreement with KKR and agreed to
sell their shareholdings at the price of EUR 5.50 per share.

With regard to the envisaged takeover offer, the Management Board of
Versatel AG has concluded an agreement with KKR, in which the
cornerstones of the transaction and the future basis of Versatel AG
are described, also in respect of the financing of the company.

The completion of the takeover offer will, among others, be subject
to the approval of the competent merger control authorities.

end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Versatel AG
Aroser Allee 72
D-13407 Berlin
mail: ir@versatel.de
WWW: http://www.versatel.de
sector: Telecommunications
ISIN: DE000A0M2ZK2
indexes: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English

ots Originaltext: Versatel AG
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Further inquiry note:

Andrea Winzen
Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (0) 211-52283124
E-Mail: andrea.winzen@versatel.de

Branche: Telecommunications
ISIN: DE000A0M2ZK2
WKN: A0M2ZK
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard