EQS-Adhoc: The Social Chain AG: Delay in the Implementation of the Capital Increase

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• The Social Chain AG announces result of capital increase against cash and non-cash contributions
• Payment of a Backstop Investor delayed 
• Implementation of the capital increase delayed accordingly
• Management Board is assessing the impact of the delay that has occurred and the options with regard to the capital increase

Berlin, 12 July 2023 - The Management Board of The Social Chain AG ("Company") (ISIN DE000A1YC996 / WKN A1YC99) has received the result of the capital increase against cash and non-cash contributions ("Capital Increase") announced on 21 June 2023.

Of the 4,501,524 new shares of the Company offered ("New Shares"), a total of 2,576,923 New Shares ("Capital Increase Shares in Kind") were subscribed by Gruppe Georg Kofler GmbH ("Contributing Shareholder") by way of contribution in kind of its repayment claims from the shareholder loans granted to the Company. Of the other shareholders who had the opportunity to participate in the capital increase on a pro rata basis and at the same subscription price in return for cash contributions, a total of approximately 1.9% of the subscription rights to which they were entitled were exercised, corresponding to a total of 36,845 New Shares for which subscription rights were exercised.

In the run-up to the Capital Increase, certain investors, including existing shareholders of the Company ("Backstop Investors"), had undertaken in binding commitments to the Company to purchase at the subscription price all remaining shares not acquired in the subscription offer and the rump placement. 

As the payment of a Backstop Investor is delayed contrary to the written back-stop agreement, the implementation of the Capital Increase and thus the delivery of the New Shares will also be delayed.

The Management Board is currently assessing the effects of the delay that has occurred and all options under consideration with regard to the implementation of the Capital Increase. 

Notifying person:

Sarah Pust I Investor Relations
Alte Jakobstraße 85/86
10179 Berlin

+49 (0)151 21 89 88 25
ir@socialchain.de

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