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Haselünne, September 16, 2026

Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft Confirms Rumors Regarding Negotiations on a Voluntary Takeover Offer by SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.

Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft (ISIN: DE0005201602) (“Berentzen”), listed on the Regulated Market (General Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, confirms rumors that it is in negotiations with SAZERAC COMPANY, INC., a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages headquartered in New Orleans, United States of America, regarding a voluntary public tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Berentzen.

Berentzen will keep the capital market and the public informed of developments in accordance with legal requirements.

Information from the issuer regarding this announcement

Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft, headquartered in Haselünne, Germany, is a publicly traded company in the beverage industry with business segments in spirits, non-alcoholic beverages, and fresh juice systems.

ISIN: DE0005201602

WKN: 520160

Stock ticker: $BEZ (-1,59%)

Listings: Regulated Market (General Standard) in Frankfurt, XETRA

Over-the-Counter Market in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart

The stock price has suffered somewhat in recent months. My small position is slightly in the black following a rise of about 25 percent.

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Many breweries now do a large part of their business with non-alcoholic beers and even schnapps producers such as Berentzen
$BEZ (-1,59%) also want to score points with new non-alcoholic mixed drinks.

Producers of alcoholic beverages have been punished on the stock market in recent months. Anheuser-Busch $ABI (-1,04%) is down a good ten percent on the previous year. The brewery group owns brands such as Budweiser, Corona, Beck's and Löwenbräu. At its competitor Heineken
$HEIA (-0,91%) is in a similar position, down seven percent over the past twelve months. Also Molson Coors
$TAP (+0,84%) is also a good three percent below its value a year ago.

If you look at the past few weeks, you can see that the industry may have just managed to reverse the trend. Molson Coors is up a good six percent since the beginning of the year, Anheuser-Busch is even up over seven percent and Heineken has gained 17 percent since the beginning of the year.

Analysts from the broker eToro believe that the breweries' switch to non-alcoholic products and premium beers may still offer an opportunity: "The transformation has not yet been reflected in the share prices," they write. And: "The companies generate stable cash flows, often pay attractive dividends and benefit from a largely crisis-proof demand."

Source (excerpt) & image: Welt, 26.02.25

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