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euro adhoc: GfK AG
Restructuring & Recapitalisations
GfK to launch capital increase to partly refinance the NOP acquisition

Disclosure announcement transmitted by euro adhoc.
  The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement.
02.06.2005
Nuremberg, 2 June 2005 - GfK (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: GFK, Prime
Standard Segment; SDAX) intends to place up to 3.15m shares from a
capital increase.
The Management and the Supervisory Boards of GfK have decided to
increase the Company’s share capital against contribution in cash,
with the exclusion of preemptive rights. The shares will be placed
through an accelerated bookbuilding process to German and
international institutional investors (including a placement to
qualified institutional buyers in the U.S. in reliance on Rule 144A
under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933). Dresdner Kleinwort
Wasserstein and ABN AMRO Rothschild are acting as Joint Bookrunners
of the transaction. Pricing and allocation of the capital increase is
expected to occur on or before 3 June 2005.
The issue proceeds will be used to partly refinance the acquisition
of NOP World from United Business Media, further to the successful
closing of the acquisition on 1 June 2005.
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the
United States.  Securities may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration with the US Securities and Exchange
Commission or an exemption from registration.  The issuer does not
plan to register the securities for sale to the public in the United
States.
end of announcement                    euro adhoc 02.06.2005 07:51:08 

Further inquiry note:

Bernhard Wolf
Tel.: +49 (0) 911 395 2012
E-Mail: bernhard.wolf@gfk.de

Branche: Market research
ISIN: DE0005875306
WKN: 587530
Index: SDAX, Prime Standard
Börsen: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse / official dealing

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