Südzucker AG fixes purchase price and issue volume of CropEnergies-shares

Adhoc-Release

Südzucker Aktiengesellschaft fixes purchase price and issue volume of CropEnergies-shares

Südzucker Aktiengesellschaft Mannheim/Ochsenfurt (ISIN DE0007297004) and CropEnergies AG, Mann-heim (ISIN DE 000A0LAUP1) have, together with Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft as the Global Coordinator, fixed the purchase price for the CropEnergies-shares at EUR 8 per share.

All of the offered 25 million new shares from the capital increase were placed in the offering. CropEner-gies AG will receive the gross proceeds of the offering in the amount of EUR 200 million.

The trading in the shares on the official market segment (amtlicher Markt) of the Frankfurt Stock Ex-change (Prime Standard) will commence on September 29, 2006.

With nearly 71% Südzucker Aktiengesellschaft Mannheim/Ochsenfurt continues to be the major share-holder of CropEnergies AG after the IPO.

Dislaimer:

This Ad hoc release constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy any securities. The securi-ties have already been sold.

This Ad hoc release is not being issued in the United States of America and must not be distributed to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act")) or publications with a general circulation in the United States. This press release does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase any securities in the United States. The securities of CropEnergies AG have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to U.S. persons absent from registration under or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the United States securities laws.

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