EANS-News: YOUNIQ AG successfully concludes pre-placement of capital increase

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Capital measures/Restructuring & Recapitalisations

Frankfurt am Main (euro adhoc) - - Placement price set at EUR 7.50
per share - Placement of a total of 3,350,000 new shares - Issue
volume of EUR 25.1 million serves to expand operating business -
Precondition for restructuring of shareholder loan satisfied,
providing additional EUR 35 million to boost equity

Frankfurt am Main, May 18, 2011 - YOUNIQ AG, a market-leading company
for student apartments in Germany, has successfully concluded the
pre-placement of its capital increase. A total of 3,350,000 new
ordinary bearer shares could be placed. These new shares were
subscribed for the offering price of EUR 7.50 per share by
institutional investors in Germany and the rest of Europe. YOUNIQ AG
will receive gross issue proceeds of EUR 25.1 million as a result of
the offering. The proceeds will be used particularly in order to
develop up to 3,500 new apartments for students in Germany, thereby
further strengthening the company's market position.

Rainer Nonnengässer, CEO of YOUNIQ AG, expressed his pleasure with
the successful transaction as follows: "We will target the issue
proceeds towards investments in new projects at attractive
further-education locations such as Hamburg, Stuttgart, Heidelberg,
Munich and Mainz. With a target group of more than one million
students in Germany, our current base of 1,804 high-quality
apartments in both the portfolio and realisation phases offer us
manifold growth opportunities. This will allow us to establish our
YOUNIQ brand all over Germany." CFO Dr. Marcel Crommen went on to
add: "We persuasively presented our business model to around 40 new
institutional investors in both Germany and abroad. This underscores
the fact that the student apartment asset class is playing an
increasingly important role among investors. At the same time, we
have created a broad shareholder base with this successful re-IPO,
which allows us to tap new growth opportunities."

Following the pre-placement, Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG,
Frankfurt am Main, will offer the new shares to individuals and
entities entitled to subscribe for them by way of indirect
subscription rights on the basis of a 2:1 subscription ratio in the
period between May 19, 2011 inclusive and June 3, 2011 inclusive.
This means that one new share can be subscribed for against two of
the company's ordinary bearer shares currently held. Subscription
rights trading will not be organised. The new shares that have been
placed as part of the pre-placement do not carry subscription rights
for the new shares forming part of the subscription offering. Once
the subscription period expires on June 3, 2011, it will be
determined to what extent the current capital increase will be
implemented based on the approved capital totalling up to EUR
3,525,000.00. The final issue volume will be published prospectively
on June 7, 2011.

At the same time, the successful transaction was a prerequisite for
the legal effectiveness of the release agreement of major shareholder
GOETHE INVESTMENTS S.à r.l. According to this release agreement,
GOETHE INVESTMENTS S.à r.l. will waive the repayment of loan
receivables increasing the balance sheet equity of YOUNIQ AG by more
than EUR 35 million. This major shareholder wishes to use this
release agreement to boost the company's attractiveness for the
capital market, to optimise its financing costs, and to consequently
enhance the profitability of YOUNIQ AG. It will also strengthen the
company's net asset value, and reduce its gearing. In addition, this
strengthening of the balance sheet will create further scope to
foster the growth of YOUNIQ AG.

Disclaimer

This publication does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for any securities. No
offer of securities of YOUNIQ AG, Frankfurt am Main is being or will
be, made to the public outside Germany. The offer in Germany is being
made exclusively on the basis of the securities prospectus which has
been published and filed with the Bundesanstalt für
Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht. Any decision to invest in the
securities of YOUNIQ AG, Frankfurt am Main offered should solely be
based on the securities prospectus. Copies of the securities
prospectus are available free of charge at the offices of YOUNIQ AG,
Frankfurt am Main and at the offices of the underwriting banks.

This publication and the information contained therein is not for
distribution or publication, neither directly nor indirectly, in or
into the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan.

This publication does not constitute an offer for sale of any
securities into the United States. Securities, including any shares
of YOUNIQ AG, Frankfurt am Main in the course of the offer, may not
be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or
benefit of, US persons (as such term is defined in the Regulation S
under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the "Securities Act"))
unless they are registered under the Securities Act or exempt from
registration. There will be no registration or public offer of any
securities of YOUNIQ AG, Frankfurt am Main in the United States.

Company profile

YOUNIQ AG

YOUNIQ AG has focused on student accommodation since 2009. The
company covers a significant range of the student accommodation value
chain - ranging from the purchase of real estate and land, through
project development including planning, planning permission
procurement and construction, all the way through to commercial and
technical management. YOUNIQ has developed into a leading provider
for this segment with currently 1,804 high-quality apartments under
management or under construction. These properties are located at
eight sites in Germany, including Munich, Erlangen, Karlsruhe,
Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig. YOUNIQ bundles its many years of
experience in the project development and asset management areas for
largely residential properties. Drawing on its historic business
operations, YOUNIQ AG holds an additional legacy portfolio of 1,049
units that generates a stable rental income. YOUNIQ AG (ISIN:
DE000A0B7EZ7, German Securities Identification Code/WKN: A0B7EZ) is
listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (General Standard).

Further information: www.youniq-group.de

Contact:
Investor Relations
cometis AG
Ulrich Wiehle
Tel.: +49 (0)611 - 205855-11
Fax: +49 (0)611 - 205855-66
E-mail: wiehle@cometis.de

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company: YOUNIQ AG
Neue Mainzer Strasse 28
D-60311 Frankfurt am Main
phone: +49(0)69 35101480
FAX: +49(0)69 351014890
mail: ir@youniq.de
WWW: http://www.youniq-group.de
sector: Real Estate
ISIN: DE000A0B7EZ7
indexes:
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, regulated dealing/general
standard: Frankfurt
language: English

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

Further inquiry note:

Kontakt:
Investor Relations
cometis AG
Ulrich Wiehle
Tel.: +49 (0)611 - 205855-11
Fax: +49 (0)611 - 205855-66
E-Mail: wiehle@cometis.de

Branche: Real Estate
ISIN: DE000A0B7EZ7
WKN: A0B7EZ
Börsen: Berlin / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
Frankfurt / regulated dealing/general standard