ROCA Industry increases the share capital to RON 248.7 million at the end of the second stage of private placement

• ROCA Industry, the first building materials holding in Romania, announces the completion of the second stage (destined for private placement) of the capital increase.
• In total, in this process, 7,172,649 new shares were issued with a nominal value of 10 RON/share.
• The social capital of the holding is thus increased from the nominal value of RON 176.9 million to the nominal value of RON 248.7 million.
• The capital increase represents the step preceding the listing of the holding on the main market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) in Q1 2024.
• ROCA Industry brings together medium-sized companies that would otherwise have a slower growth path and difficult access to capital, opening up new opportunities for accelerated development and financing through the capital market.

ROCA Industry, the first industrial holding of construction materials in Romania, listed under the symbol ROC1 on the AeRO Premium market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), owned by ROCA Investments, announces the completion of the second stage of the share capital increase (private placement stage). Held between January 16 and 30, 2024, a number of 6,245,777 new shares were subscribed during this stage, with a total value of RON 62.5 million.

In total, during the two stages of the capital increase, carried out in a context marked by multiple challenges for the capital market, 7,172,649 new shares with a nominal value of 10 RON were issued, ROCA Industry thus increasing its capital social with a total nominal value of 71.7 million RON. The company's share capital is thus increased from the nominal value of 176.9 million RON to 248.7 million RON, according to the current report issued by ROCA Industry.

ROCA Industry is one of the strategic pillars of ROCA Investments, the most dynamic private equity company in Romania, whose mission is to invest local capital in Romanian companies, generating impact in the country's economy. ROCA Industry brings together medium-sized companies that would otherwise have a slower growth path and difficult access to capital, opening up new opportunities for accelerated development and financing through the capital market.

The endeavour to increase the share capital assumed by ROCA Industry is part of the holding’s strategy to list on the BVB main market, in order to ensure access to sustainable sources of financing for holding companies that have a major potential to become regional champions.

Attracting capital, in a difficult market context, represents a significant achievement that highlights the strategic and management skills of the ROCA Industry holding and further facilitates the successful implementation of the accelerated development plans of the companies in which it invests, thus ensuring the necessary capital for expansion through M&A or organic development.