Hamburg, 24 October 2006. The wine merchant and trading group Hawesko Holding AG (HAW GR, HAWG.DE, DE0006042708) has announced today the impending realisation of a two-for-one share split. The split will consummate the resolution passed by the annual general meeting of shareholders on 19 June 2006 to re-divide the subscribed capital of the Company. Now, after the new partition of subscribed capital has been entered into the Commercial Register, the calculated nominal value of each Hawesko share will amount to Euro 1.50 (previously: Euro 3.00 per share) effective from 25 October 2006. The total number of shares will thus double to 8,832,992. The split should increase the share's liquidity, allow for better trading and increase its attractiveness for investors even more.

 

Hawesko Holding AG is the leading supplier of premium wines and champagnes. Its sales channels include specialist wine-shop retail (Jacques' Wein-Depot), wholesale (Wein Wolf and CWD Champagner- und Wein-Distributionsgesellschaft) and mail order (particularly Hanseatisches Wein- und Sekt-Kontor). In fiscal year 2005 the Group achieved sales of Euro 287 million and employed an average of 566 staff members. The shares of Hawesko Holding AG are listed on the Hanseatic Stock Exchange in Hamburg as well as in the GEX segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

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Postfach 20 15 52
20205 Hamburg

 

Internet:
http://www.hawesko.com 
(Company information)
http://www.hawesko.de    
(Online-Shop)
http://www.jacques.de      
(Information Jacques' Wein-Depot)

 

Investor Relations:
Thomas Hutchinson, Hawesko Holding AG
Tel. (040) 30 39 21 00
Fax  (040) 30 39 21 05
e-mail: ir@hawesko.com