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ACTAQUA AG: Subscription period for Green Bond 2022/2027 begins today

- Offer period from May 23, 2022, to most likely June 7, 2022.

- Subscription possible via Deutsche Börse AG’s “DirectPlace” subscription facility and as a private placement via Quirin Privatbank AG

- Bond 2022/2027 in compliance with the Green Bond Principles and certified as a “green bond” by a second party opinion from imug-Rating

Mannheim, May 23, 2022. The subscription period for the public offering of the new corporate bond of ACTAQUA AG begins today. Subscription for the Green Bond 2022/2027 (WKN: A3MQVL/ ISIN: DE000A3MQVL6) is possible via the subscription functionality “DirectPlace” of Deutsche Börse AG as well as via the private placement through Quirin Privatbank AG.

ACTAQUA AG, a company that specializes in the digital transformation of the real estate industry, intends to continue to grow and is therefore issuing a green bond in the amount of up to EUR 15 million to finance its further growth. The bearer bonds with a nominal amount of EUR 1,000.00 each will be offered to the public in Germany and Luxembourg and can be subscribed to via the subscription functionality “DirectPlace” of Deutsche Börse AG during the offering period from May 23, 2022 until presumably June 7, 2022 (12:00 a.m. (CET)), with an early closing possible in the event of oversubscription. In addition, the bonds will also be offered in an international private placement to qualified investors who can subscribe directly via Quirin Privatbank AG. The annual interest rate of the bonds is 7.00% and the maturity is 5 years from June 9, 2022. The bond is planned to be included in trading on the Open Market of Deutsche Börse AG (Regulated Unofficial Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange).

With its digitalization platform PAUL, ACTAQUA has a smart building platform for networked and digitally controlled building technology. PAUL is currently used to increase the energy efficiency of water-bearing systems and thus reduce CO₂ emissions in existing buildings and to ensure the quality of drinking water. Advanced technologies such as cloud connectivity or artificial intelligence are used to operate intelligent building technology with a focus on water-bearing systems with the help of networked and digitally controlled actuators and sensors. ACTAQUA thus enables the increase of energy efficiency in water-bearing systems and thus also the reduction of CO₂ emissions in current properties as well as the safeguarding of drinking water quality. For the Bond 2022/2027 planned by ACTAQUA AG, the second party opinion by imug-Rating confirms the sustainable approach of the technology as well as ACTAQUA’s business model.

ACTAQUA has been profitable with its business model since the company was first founded and has since been experiencing a growing and lucrative business development. Most recently, total operating performance^[1] in 2021 increased by 152% to EUR 12.3 million compared to the previous year (2020: EUR 4.8 million). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in 2021 amounted to EUR 5.8 million (2020: EUR 1.6 million), which equates to an EBIT margin of 47.2% (2020: 33.3%).

ACTAQUA intends to use the proceeds from the bond issue for the pre-financing of the development, material and installation costs, and also for the maintenance of the respective projects to increase the energy efficiency of water-bearing systems and to improve the quality of drinking water as a result.
 

About ACTAQUA AG:

ACTAQUA is the specialist for the digital transformation of the real estate industry. With the PAUL control system, ACTAQUA has initiated a change process and, with the help of artificial intelligence, creates energy savings in existing buildings up to CO2 neutrality, with low investment and without any loss of comfort for the occupants. Investors and operators rely on PAUL to make their properties future-proof and competitive. ACTAQUA currently supports over 80 companies in the real estate industry with more than 150,000 residential units. This currently corresponds to CO2 savings of around 1.5 million tons over the entire term.

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^[1] Operating performance = sales + other operating income