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IPO of Voltabox AG: Issue Price per Share with EUR 24.00 at the Upper End of the Price Range

- Placement volume including over-allotment shares and existing shares at EUR 151.8 million

- Offer at issue price of EUR 24.00 per share approx. 10 times covered

- Commencement of trading in the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard) scheduled for 13 October 2017

Delbrück, October 10, 2017 - Electro mobility pioneer Voltabox AG (ISIN DE000A2E4LE9), in coordination with the parent company paragon AG and the syndicate banks, set the final issue price for its offered shares of at EUR 24.00 per share. At the issue price, the initial public offering (IPO) of Voltabox AG was 10 times covered. Accordingly, the price has been fixed at the upper end of the range of EUR 20.00 to EUR 24.00 per share.

"We are excited about the investors' strong interest. Electro mobility is going to be a key issue of the future. We will drive this change with our proven battery systems for the industry. The proceeds from the successful IPO will now give us the strategic and financial flexibility to grow Voltabox quickly into a new dimension," says Jürgen Pampel, CEO of Voltabox AG. Voltabox AG will also use the issuance proceeds to repay an approx. EUR 16 million shareholder loan of parent company paragon AG.

Overall, 6.325 million shares of Voltabox AG were placed with investors in the context of the IPO. 5.0 million new shares from a capital increase and an additional 0.825 million over-allotment shares from a share loan provided by paragon AG with respect to the greenshoe option granted to the syndicate banks. The parent company paragon AG sold another 0.5 million shares from its holdings in the course of the offering. Accordingly, the overall placement volume (including the over-allotment shares and the shares placed by the existing shareholder) amounted to EUR 151.8 million of which the company generated EUR 139.8 million in gross proceeds. Free float in case of a full exercise of the greenshoe option will amount to approximately 40%. Parent company paragon AG intends to remain the majority shareholder of Voltabox for the foreseeable future.

The commencement of trading in the Voltabox AG shares in the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard) under ticker symbol VBX, ISIN DE000A2E4LE9 and the German securities identifier WKN A2E4LE is scheduled for October 13, 2017.

Bankhaus Lampe KG acted as sole global coordinator of the IPO, and as Joint Bookrunner alongside Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers AG.

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This publication does not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for any securities. No offer of securities of Voltabox AG is being or will be, made to the public outside Germany and Luxembourg. The offer in Germany and Luxembourg has been made exclusively on the basis of the securities prospectus which has been published and filed with the German Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin). Copies of the securities prospectus are available free of charge at the offices of Voltabox AG (Artegastraße 1, 33129 Delbrück) as well as on the website of Voltabox AG (http://www.voltabox.ag). The offer has been closed; it is not possible to subscribe for shares of Voltabox AG in the course oft he offer anymore.

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About Voltabox AG

Voltabox is a high-growth e-mobility system provider for industrial applications. Its core business lies in intrinsically safe, highly developed high-performance lithium-ion batteries that are modular and in serial production. The battery systems are used in buses for public transportation, forklifts, automated guided vehicles and mining vehicles. The company also develops and produces high-quality lithium-ion batteries for selected mass market applications, such as high performance motorcycles. Voltabox has production sites at its headquarters in Delbrück, Germany, and in Austin, Texas, as well as a development site in Aachen, Germany. Additional information about Voltabox can be found at www.voltabox.ag/en/.

Contacts

Voltabox AG

Dr Kai Holtmann
Artegastraße 1
D-33129 Delbrueck
Phone: +49 (0) 52 50 - 99 30-964
Fax: +49 (0) 52 50 - 99 30-901
E-Mail: kai.holtmann@voltabox.ag