3U HOLDING AG: Directors’ Dealings Notification (S. Thies)

November 26, 2014

Directors’ Dealings notification transmitted by DGAP – a service of EQS Group AG.
The person with duty of notification is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Details of the person subject to the disclosure requirement
Last name: Thies
First name: Stefan

Position: Member of an administrative or supervisory body

Information about the transaction with duty of notification

Description of the financial instrument: 3U HOLDING share
ISIN/WKN of the financial instrument: DE0005167902
Type of transaction: Purchase
Date: 25.11.2014
Price: 0.6893
Currency: EUR
No. of items: 12000
Total amount traded: 8271.60
Place: XETRA

Information about the company with duty of publication

Issuer: 3U HOLDING AG
Frauenbergstraße 31-33
35039 Marburg
Deutschland
ISIN: DE0005167902
WKN: 516790

3U HOLDING AG: Directors’ Dealings Notification (G. Simon)

Directors’ Dealings notification transmitted by DGAP – a service of EQS Group AG.
The person with duty of notification is solely responsible for the content
of this announcement.
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Details of the person subject to the disclosure requirement
Last name: Simon
First name: Gerd

Position: Member of an administrative or supervisory body

Information about the transaction with duty of notification

Description of the financial instrument: 3U HOLDING share
ISIN/WKN of the financial instrument: DE0005167902
Type of transaction: Purchase
Date: 20.11.2014
Price: 0.697
Currency: EUR
No. of items: 2014
Total amount traded: 1403.52
Place: XETRA

Information about the company with duty of publication

Issuer: 3U HOLDING AG
Frauenbergstraße 31-33
35039 Marburg
Deutschland
ISIN: DE0005167902
WKN: 516790

 

 

Directors’ Dealings notification transmitted by DGAP – a service of EQS Group AG.
The person with duty of notification is solely responsible for the content
of this announcement.
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Details of the person subject to the disclosure requirement
Last name: Simon
First name: Gerd

Position: Member of an administrative or supervisory body

Information about the transaction with duty of notification

Description of the financial instrument: 3U HOLDING share
ISIN/WKN of the financial instrument: DE0005167902
Type of transaction: Purchase
Date: 18.11.2014
Price: 0.6871
Currency: EUR
No. of items: 7986
Total amount traded: 5487.38
Place: XETRA

Information about the company with duty of publication

Issuer: 3U HOLDING AG
Frauenbergstraße 31-33
35039 Marburg
Deutschland
ISIN: DE0005167902
WKN: 516790

3U HOLDING AG: Directors’ Dealings Notification

November 17, 2014

Directors’ Dealings notification transmitted by DGAP – a service of EQS Group AG.
The person with duty of notification is solely responsible for the content
of this announcement.
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Details of the person subject to the disclosure requirement
Last name: Thoenes
First name: Ralf

Position: Member of an administrative or supervisory body

Information about the transaction with duty of notification

Description of the financial instrument: 3U HOLDING share
ISIN/WKN of the financial instrument: DE0005167902
Type of transaction: Purchase
Date: 17.11.2014
Price: 0.6777
Currency: EUR
No. of items: 25000
Total amount traded: 16942.73
Place: XETRA

Information about the company with duty of publication

Issuer: 3U HOLDING AG
Frauenbergstraße 31-33
35039 Marburg
Deutschland
ISIN: DE0005167902
WKN: 516790

3U HOLDING AG: Release of 9 months report 2014

  • Consolidated sales increased by 32%
  • Results as planned
  • Equity of EUR 1.32 per share

Marburg, November 14, 2014 – 3U HOLDING AG (ISIN DE0005167902) today presented its 9 months report 2014.

Sales rose in the first nine months of 2014 compared to the same period last year by 32% to EUR 37.77 million. After bottoming out in the first quarter of 2013, the positive development of the 3U Group continued steadily. Consolidated sales increased from quarter to quarter, mainly due to the sales growth in the segments Telephony and Renewable Energies.

EBITDA has increased significantly compared to the same period last year. While in the first nine months of 2013 a negative EBITDA of EUR –2.84 million had to be accepted, EBITDA in the first nine months of fiscal 2014 amounted to EUR –0.19 million and thus is slightly negative as planned. On a quarterly basis a consecutive positive EBITDA with EUR 0.22 million was achieved in the third quarter of fiscal 2014.

Group’s earnings of EUR –2.07 million in the first nine months of 2014 are EUR 1.52 million higher than the Group’s earnings in the same period last year (EUR –3.59 million). Thus, the loss of the first nine months of fiscal year 2013 was almost halved. Compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 an improvement in earnings was achieved as well. Group’s earnings for the first nine months of fiscal year 2014 are in line with the planning of the 3U Group for that period.

The balance sheet total at September 30, 2014 amounted to EUR 74.16 million and thus has significantly increased compared to December 31, 2013 (EUR 57.05 million). On the asset side, the increase is a result of investments in non-current assets, the increase in inventories due to the acquisition of the wind power project developments as well as the increased cash and cash equivalents. The debt raised for the investments in the Solarpark Adelebsen and in the data center property in Hanover has significantly contributed to the increase in cash and cash equivalents by EUR 7.83 million to EUR 15.85 million at September 30, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013.

The total equity ratio declined significantly to 58.08% compared with December 31, 2013 (80.13%) due to the significant increase in total assets because of the leverage. Primarily due to the quarterly results and the repurchase of own shares the equity attributed to the shareholders of 3U HOLDING AG declined to EUR 44.78 million at September 30, 2014; corresponding to an equity per share of EUR 1.32 (EUR 1.36 as at December 31, 2013).

The quarterly report Q3/2014 can be downloaded from the website of 3U HOLDING AG: www.3u.net.

3U HOLDING AG: Purchase agreement for a wind farm signed

  • Investment volume: approximately EUR 12.2 million
  • Equity share: about 27 %
  • Initial operation of the wind farm: October/November 2001; guaranteed feed in tariffs according to the EEG until 2021
  • 15 wind turbines with 1.5 MW nominal capacity each

Marburg, October 24, 2014 – 3U HOLDING AG (ISIN DE0005167902) announces the purchase of an existing wind farm with 15 wind turbines and an installed capacity of 22.5 MW. Today 3U ENERGY AG, a subsidiary of 3U HOLDING AG signed an agreement to acquire the shares of the wind farm Langendorf. The purchase price for the complete acquisition of the shares is approximately EUR 12.2 million, therefore approximately TEUR 542 / MW. The wind farm is expected to be leveraged to 73%; which corresponds to a debt financing in the amount of EUR 9.0 million. For this purpose there is an indicative offer of a renowned German bank. With this acquisition, 3U HOLDING AG reaches another important milestone of its strategic goal to expand in the area of Renewable Energy.

The wind farm Langendorf in Saxony-Anhalt was built and put into operation in 2001 with a total of 15 wind turbines of the type Enron/GE 1.5sl with a nominal capacity of 1.5 MW each. The used wind turbine Enron/GE 1.5sl is a time-tested wind turbine. The operation of the wind farm is ensured by the continuation of service and maintenance contracts and an experienced company in the field of technical management. The location is conveniently located from wind yield point of view and offers good opportunities for a “repowering” of the wind turbines after the end of the technical lifetime.

The execution of the purchase contract and the maturity of the purchase price are conditioned upon the occurrence of various terms. Associated with this are mutual rights of withdrawal.

3U HOLDING AG: Withdrawal from the purchase agreement for partial sale of shares of the investment weclapp

Marburg, October 22, 2014 – 3U HOLDING AG (ISIN DE0005167902) announced on August 2, 2014, that it had sold a 5 percent stake in its subsidiary weclapp GmbH. The purchase price for these shares was TEUR 500.

Since the buyer of these shares – the Berinia GmbH from Berlin – has not paid the major part of the purchase price yet despite repeated reminders, 3U HOLDING AG today withdrew from the contract of sale. As a consequence 3U HOLDING AG holds again 75 % of the shares in weclapp GmbH after reassignment of the partial stake, while 25 % of the shares are retained by the Company’s management.

3U HOLDING AG: Purchase of a wind farm project development company

  • Purchase price amounts to EUR 2.0 million, as well as a performance-based premium
  • Acquisition of a portfolio of eight wind farm projects
  • Transfer of a team of renowned wind farm developers
  • First revenues from the sale of a wind farm expected within one year

Marburg, August 8, 2014 – 3U HOLDING AG (ISIN DE0005167902) announces the purchase of a wind farm project development company. Today 3U ENERGY AG, a subsidiary of 3U HOLDING AG, and the shareholders of the wind farm project development company Aufwind & ORBIS Havelland GmbH & Co. KG (A & O KG) and its associated partner, the Aufwind & ORBIS Havelland Verwaltungs-GmbH signed a contract to acquire the limited partnership and shares. The purchase price for the complete acquisition of the limited partnership and the shares is EUR 2.0 million; and a later performance-based premium. With this acquisition, 3U HOLDING AG reached an important milestone in its strategic goal to accelerate the expansion of the business area Renewable energy projects.

The A&O KG is a joint subsidiary of the two established wind farm project development companies Aufwind Engineering GmbH and the ORBIS Energie- und Umwelttechnik GmbH. The A&O KG is currently developing predominantly wind farm projects in the state of Brandenburg.

Within the A&O KG currently exists a wind farm project portfolio of up to 40 wind turbines and a total capacity of more than 100 MW. The wind farms are currently in various stages of project development and should be put into operation in the years 2015 to 2017. A wind farm project development team with numerous references in the wind energy sector has developed this wind farm project portfolio starting from 2009 and will continue doing this after the takeover of the company.

Proceeds from the sale of the first wind farm are expected within one year. It is planned to operate a portion of future wind farms within the 3U Group.

3U HOLDING AG: Sale of shares of the investment weclapp

  • Successful first round financing of weclapp
  • Sale of 5% of the shares
  • Enterprise value amounts to EUR 10.0 million

3U HOLDING AG (ISIN DE0005167902) sold a 5 percent stake in its subsidiary weclapp GmbH. weclapp is one of the leading providers of cloud-based ERP systems. The purchase price for the transferred shares is TEUR 500 and is based on a current enterprise value of EUR 10.0 million. After completion of the transaction, 3U HOLDING AG still holds 70% of the company’s shares; 25% of the shares are held by the Company’s management.

The purchaser is an international operating E-Commerce company who is convinced of the considerable growth and earnings potential, which lies in the mega-trend of cloud computing in the area of SaaS solutions for weclapp. The company has successfully been using the ERP system of weclapp internationally for years.

The shareholders of weclapp negotiate regularly with strategic and financial investors concerning a stake in the company. Further funding rounds are planned as part of the continuing growth financing of weclapp in the coming quarters.

3U HOLDING AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution July 3, 2014

3U HOLDING AG, Marburg, Deutschland  informs according to Article 26, Section 1 Sentence 2 of the WpHG that its Voting Rights in own shares have exceeded the 3% limit of the Voting Rights on July 03, 2014 and on that day amounted to 3.00% (this corresponds to 1,059,527 Voting Rights).

3U HOLDING AG publishes quarterly report Q1/2014

  • Group sales up 43%
  • Results on track
  • Equity of EUR 1.29 per share

3U HOLDING AG (ISIN DE0005167902) today published its quarterly report for the first quarter of 2014.

In comparison to the first quarter of 2013 Group sales increased considerably by almost 43% to EUR 12.19 million. Following the low point in the first quarter of 2013, consolidated sales increased from quarter to quarter, mainly due to the sales growth in the segments Telephony and Renewable Energies.

EBITDA has increased significantly compared to the same quarter last year to EUR -0.44 million, but could not be kept quite on the level of the last quarter of fiscal year 2013. The slight decline in the first quarter of 2014 has to be seen in light of the fact that the first quarter in the area Renewable Energies is usually weaker due to seasonal reasons.

Group’s earnings of EUR –0.89 million in the first quarter of 2014 are EUR 0.84 million higher than the Group’s earnings in the same quarter last year. Even though no improvement in consolidated earnings was achieved compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013 it is still well within the plan for that period.

The balance sheet total at March 31, 2014 of EUR 57.07 million stayed virtually unchanged compared to December 31, 2013 (EUR 57.05 million). Shareholders’ equity decreased to EUR 44.58 million (December 31, 2013: EUR 45.71 million) due to the quarterly results and the buyback of own shares; this corresponds to an equity per share of EUR 1.29.

The liquid funds reported at the end of the reporting period have changed significantly in recent weeks. First, the Group accrued EUR 14.1 million from a general credit agreement to finance the PV project in Adelebsen on April 15, 2014 and thus increased the liquidity in the meantime to more than EUR 20 million. Thereafter, all acquisition costs from the purchase of the data centre in Hanover in the amount of approximately EUR 8.4 million have been paid. The planned debt financing of the property will increase liquid funds to nearly EUR 20 million again.