Wacker Neuson SE: Wacker Neuson places a Schuldschein loan with a volume of EUR 120 million

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Wacker Neuson SE / Key word(s): Miscellaneous28.02.2012 / 15:11---------------------------------------------------------------------Wacker Neuson places a Schuldschein loan with a volume of EUR 120 million (Munich, February 27, 2012) Munich-based construction equipmentmanufacturer Wacker Neuson has successfully placed a Schuldschein loan onthe capital market at very attractive conditions.Successfully brokered by Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and UniCredit BankAG, the Schuldschein loan was placed with institutional investors based ona fixed coupon and terms of five and seven years. The transaction wassubscribed at the lower end of the marketing range with a coupon rate of3.00 percent p.a. for the five-year term and 3.66 percent p.a. for theseven-year term. The original amount issued by Wacker Neuson wasoversubscribed by more than twice the initial offering. This, combined withthe attractive conditions, prompted the company to increase the value ofthe Schuldschein loan from EUR 75 million to EUR 120 million.'The high interest in this transaction confirms Wacker Neuson SE'sexcellent credit standing. The Schuldschein loan will help to finance ourgrowth strategy and reduce our short-term liabilities,' explains CemPeksaglam, CEO of Wacker Neuson SE. 'Our existing credit lines and thefunds from the Schuldschein loan give us added flexibility and security inwhat is currently a volatile financial climate,' continues Peksaglam.The loan was placed among cooperative and savings banks, private banks andby institutional investors from within and beyond Europe.Your contact partner:Wacker Neuson SE Katrin Yvonne NeufferHead of Corporate Communication /Ressort Investor RelationsPreußenstr. 41 80809 Munich Tel: +49-(0)89-35402-173katrin.neuffer@wackerneuson.com www.wackerneuson.com About Wacker NeusonThe Wacker Neuson Group is a leading manufacturer of light and compactequipment with over 30 affiliates and more than 140 sales and servicestations across the globe. Manufacturing activities are distributed acrossthree sites in Germany, one in Austria, a components manufacturing plant inSerbia, two sites in the US and one in the Philippines.  Productsmanufactured by the company are branded Wacker Neuson. In Europe, the Groupalso distributes compact equipment under the brand names Kramer Allrad andWeidemann (agricultural machinery). With over 300 product categories and aglobal spare parts service, Wacker Neuson is the partner of choice amongprofessional users in a wide range of industries including theconstruction, gardening, landscaping and agriculture sectors, as well asamong municipal bodies and companies in the industrial, recycling andenergy sectors.End of Corporate News---------------------------------------------------------------------28.02.2012 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - acompany of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de---------------------------------------------------------------------Language:    English                                                Company:     Wacker Neuson SE                                                    Preußenstr. 41                                                      80809 München                                                       Germany                                                Phone:       +49 - (0)89 - 354 02 - 0                               Fax:         +49 - (0)89 - 354 02 - 390                             E-mail:      info@wackerneuson.com                                  Internet:    www.wackerneuson.com                                   ISIN:        DE000WACK012                                           WKN:         WACK01                                                 Listed:      Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);                    Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,               München, Stuttgart                                       End of News    DGAP News-Service  ---------------------------------------------------------------------  158460 28.02.2012