Arqueonautas Worldwide Arqueologia Subaquática, S.A
Arqueonautas Worldwide successfully listed in the Open Market (First Quotation Board) of the Frankfurt Securities Exchange
Arqueonautas Worldwide Arqueologia Subaquática, S.A / IPO Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Funchal, December 22, 2008 - The Portuguese company Arqueonautas Worldwide - Arqueologia Subaquática, S.A. (AWW) hereby announces that shares in AWW have been listed in the Open Market (First Quotation Board) of the Frankfurt Securities Exchange since today. Arqueonautas Worldwide consequently becomes the first Portuguese company to be listed on the Frankfurt Securities Exchange. The initial price was fixed at EUR 2.61. About Arqueonautas Worldwide - Arqueologia Subaquática, S.A.: Arqueonautas Worldwide - Arqueologia Subaquática, S.A. was co-founded in 1994 by Nikolaus Graf Sandizell, and has since then developed into the leading commercially oriented marine-archaeological institution in the shallow water area (up to around 50 m below sea level), which recovers valuable cargo and artefacts according to strictly scientific criteria from historically significant shipwrecks. An experienced team of historians, marine archaeologists, research divers, and conservation experts operates from its headquarters in Portugal under the management of the company founder on a large number of search and recovery projects around the world. The share capital of the company, which is managed in the legal form of a Portuguese limited company (S.A.), is split into 5 million ordinary shares each with a nominal value of EUR 1. The business operations are entirely financed without state subsidies by private investors. The company's object is to recover and thereby protect world maritime heritage, as well as to promote scientific studies through the realisation of marine-archaeological projects while at the same time generating a fair return on investment for shareholders. Arqueonautas has to date located over 150 shipwrecks in Africa and Asia. Around 100,000 coins and over 10,000 culturally significant artefacts have been recovered from a total number of 14 wrecks already excavated. These have been documented, and are being presented as scientific publications. This press release represents neither an offer nor a solicitation to submit an offer to purchase securities - particularly not in the USA, and not in such countries or jurisdictions in which an offer, solicitation to submit an offer to purchase, or sale would be impermissible without prior registration or approval according to the relevant prevailing securities regulations - , and instead serves solely the purposes of information. www.arq.de / www.arq-publications.com Arqueonautas Worldwide - Arqueologia Subaquática S.A. Rua das Murças, 88 / 3rd. Floor 9000-058 Funchal Portugal info@arq.de Tel.: +351.21.4663040 Fax: +351.21.4662769 22.12.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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