Deutsche EuroShop AG / Capital Increase Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Not for release, publication or distribution in the United States - Deutsche EuroShop AG: Capital increase approved, up to 3,437,498 new shares Hamburg, 6 July 2009 - The Executive Board of Deutsche EuroShop AG, Hamburg (ISIN DE0007480204) has agreed to increase the Company's share capital through partial use of authorised capital by up to EUR3,437,498.00 by issuing up to 3,437,498 new registered shares (shares without par value) for cash. Shareholders' subscription rights will be excluded. The Company's Supervisory Board approved the decision today. The new shares will be admitted for trading without a prospectus in the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with a simultaneous listing in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, which has additional disclosure obligations. The shares qualify for a dividend from 1 January 2009. The new shares will be offered to qualified investors in Germany, the rest of Europe and the United States via an accelerated bookbuilding process. Certain existing institutional shareholders have agreed to back the issue. The proceeds from the issue will be used to finance further growth of the Company. The Company also wants to prepare for potential acquisition opportunities. This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. In particular, this document constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States. The shares in Deutsche EuroShop AG (the 'Shares') may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of 'U. S. persons' (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U. S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act')) absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act. There will be no public offering of Shares in the United States. 06.07.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Deutsche EuroShop AG Oderfelder Straße 23 20149 Hamburg Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)40 413 579-0 Fax: +49 (0)40 413 579-29 E-mail: ir@deutsche-euroshop.de Internet: www.deutsche-euroshop.de ISIN: DE0007480204 WKN: 748020 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------