EANS-WpUEG: Announcement persuant to § 27 (3) sentence 1 in connection with § 14 (3) sentence 1 no. 2 WpÜG

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Publication of the offer document under: http://www.pon.com

offeror:
Company: Pon Holding Germany GmbH
Address: Karl-Ferdinand-Braun-Str. 18, 50170 Kerpen, Germany
ISIN:
Contact:

offeree:
Company: Derby Cycle AG
Address: Siemensstr. 1-3, 49661 Cloppenburg, Germany
ISIN: DE000A1H6HN1
Contact:

stockmarkets of the aqquired company:
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Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse

other stockmarkets of the acquired company:
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Derby Cycle AG shares: ISIN DE000A1H6HN1

Derby Cycle AG shares surrendered for sale: ISIN DE000A1MBH74

Derby Cycle AG shares surrendered for sale at a later date: ISIN
DE000A1MBH82

Announcement persuant to § 27 (3) sentence 1 in connection with § 14
(3) sentence 1 no. 2 WpÜG

The Management Board and Supervisory Board of Derby Cycle AG have
today issued a joint opinion on the voluntary public takeover offer
(cash offer) by Pon Holding Germany GmbH, Kerpen, Germany, to the
shareholders of Derby Cycle AG that was published on October 21,
2011. The complete text of the joint opinion, and a non-binding
English translation of the text, will be available free of charge
from November 1, 2011 from Derby Cycle AG, Siemensstr. 1-3, 49661
Cloppenburg (tel.: +49 4471 966 0, fax: +49 4471 966 44 820, e-mail:
stellungnahme@derby-cycle.de).

In addition, the opinion and the non-binding Englisch translation of
the text will be available for downloading from the Internet site of
Derby Cycle AG at www.derby-cycle.com, within the "Investor
Relations" area.

Cloppenburg, November 1, 2011

Derby Cycle AG

The Management
The Supervisory board

Further inquiry note:
cometis AG
Unter den Eichen 7
65195 Wiesbaden
www.cometis.de

Dominic Großmann / Tobias Eberle
Telefon: +49 (0)611-20 58 55-15
E-Mail: grossmann@cometis.de

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issuer: Derby Cycle AG
Siemensstr. 1-3
D-49661 Cloppenburg
phone: +49-4471-966-238
FAX: +49-4471-966-44820
mail: u.boegershausen@derby-cycle.de
WWW: http://www.derby-cycle.de
sector: Consumer Goods
ISIN: DE000A1H6HN1
indexes: SDAX
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English