Leifheit Aktiengesellschaft: Management Board of Leifheit AG intends capital increase from the company's funds at a ratio of 1:1 by issuing bonus shares

Leifheit Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Corporate Action/Capital Increase08-March-2017 / 15:13 CET/CESTDisclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR, transmitted byDGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Nassau, March 8, 2017 - The management board of Leifheit AG decided todayto propose a capital increase from the company's funds at a ratio of 1:1 tothe Annual General Meeting scheduled for 24 May 2017 to further enhance theliquidity in the stock. As a result, the share capital shall be doubledfrom at present EUR 15 m to EUR 30 m by converting retained earnings. Thismeasure has no impact on the volume of the company's balance sheet equity.Therefore every shareholder would receive one additional share (so-calledbonus share) for each Leifheit share held without additional payment. Theshare of equity for every shareholder would remain unchanged. The newshares shall be entitled to participate in profits from 1 January 2017.Contact:Leifheit AGD-56377 +49 2604 977218---------------------------------------------------------------------------08-March-2017 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include RegulatoryAnnouncements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Archive at www.dgap.de---------------------------------------------------------------------------   Language:    English   Company:     Leifheit Aktiengesellschaft                Leifheitstraße                56377 Nassau                Germany   Phone:       02604 977-0   Fax:         02604 977-340   E-mail:         Internet:    www.leifheit-group.com   ISIN:        DE0006464506   WKN:         646450   Listed:      Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated                Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich,                Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange     End of Announcement    DGAP News Service