FUCHS PETROLUB AG has successfully completed two capital increases: the placement of 144,607 new preference shares on December 10, 2003, and now also the capital increase with subscription rights for FUCHS PETROLUB shareholders with 280,737 new ordinary shares and 270,386 new preference shares.
The capital stock of FUCHS PETROLUB now amounts to €70,740,000 and is divided into 3,930,000 ordinary shares and 3,930,000 preference shares. FUCHS PETROLUB will receive total issue proceeds of more than €26 million.
Both capital increases have been entered in the Commercial Register today. The new shares will be included in the existing listings at the stock exchanges in Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Zurich on Monday, December 15, 2003.
Mannheim, December 12, 2003
FUCHS PETROLUB AG
Public Relations
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68169 Mannheim
Germany
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