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Castle Private Equity AG

Castle Private Equity AG has decided to issue put options tradeable on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Each shareholder will be granted 1 put option free of charge for each registered share held. Every 20 put options will entitle shareholders to tender one registered share with a nominal value of CHF 5 at the exercise price of CHF 17.50. This represents a premium of approximately 9.4% to today's closing price of the registered share. The put options will be traded from 16 June 2016 to and including 29 June 2016. The put options must be exercised on 1 July 2016 (European style) by 11.00 a.m. CET at the latest. The net purchase price (exercise price minus 35% withholding tax calculated on the difference between the exercise price and the nominal value) will be paid on 4 July 2016. As a result of the share buyback by issuing put options, Castle Private Equity Ltd. plans to repurchase up to 1,453,155 registered shares (4.34% of the outstanding share capital). It is intended to seek approval for the cancellation of all registered shares repurchased at the Annual General Meeting in 2017. When considering whether to sell the put options on the stock exchange or to use them to tender registered shares, shareholders are advised to follow the instructions and recommendations of their custodian bank or other professional advisers. The offering notice is available under www.castlepe.com.