Today, the principal shareholder of VTG Aktiengesellschaft, Warwick Holding GmbH, has submitted a concrete formal transfer request to the executive board of VTG Aktiengesellschaft to have the general meeting of VTG Aktiengesellschaft resolve on the transfer of shares held by the other shareholders of VTG Aktiengesellschaft (minority shareholders) to Warwick Holding GmbH against payment of appropriate cash settlement (squeeze-out). It is envisaged to pass the required resolution in an extraordinary general meeting of VTG Aktiengesellschaft scheduled for September 22, 2021. Warwick Holding GmbH holds shares of VTG Aktiengesellschaft in the amount of about 96.41 % of the share capital of VTG Aktiengesellschaft. On the basis of a conducted business valuation, the cash settlement offered by Warwick Holding GmbH to the minority shareholders of VTG Aktiengesellschaft for the transfer of the shares amounts to EUR 88.11 per ordinary no-par value bearer share of VTG Aktiengesellschaft. The court-appointed expert auditor confirmed the adequacy of the determined cash settlement.