VINCORION SE successfully completes Initial Public Offering

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VINCORION SE successfully completes Initial Public Offering

• All 20,297,500 shares offered in the IPO from the holdings of STAR Capital have been placed at the offer price of €17.00 per share
• Total placement volume amounts to approx. €345 million (assuming full exercise of the Greenshoe Option) 
• Market capitalization at IPO amounts to €850 million
• As part of the IPO, approx. € 105 million were placed with the cornerstone investors Fidelity International, Invesco Asset Management Limited, for and on behalf of certain collective investment funds and/or accounts, and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
• Free float1 expected to be approx. 52.5% following the IPO (assuming full exercise of the Greenshoe Option)
• First day of trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard) is scheduled for March 20, 2026

VINCORION SE (“VINCORION” or the “Company”), a leading developer and manufacturer of power and mechatronic solutions for defense platforms and advanced aviation systems, together with its major shareholder STAR Holdings S.à r.l. (“STAR Capital”) today announces the successful completion of its initial public offering (IPO).

All 20,297,500 shares from the holdings of STAR Capital offered in the IPO, including a base offering of 17,650,000 shares and 2,647,500 shares in connection with the over-allotment, were placed with investors at the previously announced offer price of €17.00 per share.

The total placement volume amounts to approximately €345 million, assuming full exercise of the Greenshoe Option. Based on the offer price, VINCORION’s total market capitalization at IPO is €850 million.

Following the IPO and assuming full exercise of the Greenshoe Option, the free float1 will amount to approximately 52.5%. STAR Capital will continue, as a major shareholder, to hold approximately 47.5% of the VINCORION shares, remaining fully committed to the Company’s success.

“Our successful IPO clearly demonstrates the strength of our business model and the strong confidence investors have in our growth strategy. It is our clear target to further strengthen our position as a leading provider of power and mechatronic solutions for defense platforms and advanced aviation systems,” commented Kajetan von Mentzingen, CEO of VINCORION. “Today’s milestone would not have been possible without the dedication of our strong team and stands as a testament to the hard work of our employees over the past years.”

“The positive response from the international investor community confirms the exceptional positioning of VINCORION. As a committed major shareholder, we look forward to supporting the Company’s next phase of growth and value creation,” reiterated Philipp Gensch, Partner at STAR Capital.

As part of the IPO, shares with a value of approximately €105 million were placed at the offer price with the cornerstone investors, Fidelity International, Invesco Asset Management Limited, for and on behalf of certain collective investment funds and/or accounts, and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Retail investors who placed orders with syndicate banks received a total of 358,310 shares. This number represents approximately 2.5% of the total placement volume, excluding the shares placed with the cornerstone investors. All orders placed by retail investors with syndicate banks were allocated according to the following allocations key: retail investors received an allocation of up to 10 shares per order submitted. The “Principles for the Allotment of Share Issues to Private Investors” (Grundsätze für die Zuteilung von Aktienemissionen an Privatanleger) issued by the German Commission of Stock Exchange Experts (Börsensachverständigenkommission) of the German Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen) were taken into account and the allocation to retail investors in connection with the Offering followed the same criteria for all syndicate banks and their affiliated institutions.

The shares of VINCORION commence trading on the Regulated Market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on March 20, 2026, under the following identifiers:

• ISIN (International Security Identification Number): DE000VNC0014
• WKN (Wertpapierkennnummer): VNC001
• Ticker Symbol: V1NC

BNP PARIBAS, J.P. Morgan SE, and Berenberg were acting as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners. COMMERZBANK in cooperation with ODDO BHF, and UniCredit were acting as additional Joint Bookrunners. Rothschild & Co was acting as financial adviser to STAR Capital and VINCORION.

Further information will be available on: https://ir.vincorion.com/en.


About VINCORION SE

VINCORION SE is a leading developer and manufacturer of power and mechatronic solutions for defense platforms and advanced aviation systems. The company is specialized on innovative power systems, including generators, electric motors and drives, gensets, power electronics, and hybrid power systems. As a partner to the defense and aviation industries, VINCORION develops and manufactures solutions tailored to its customers’ specific requirements on the basis of an in-depth dialog. A high-performance customer support team provides assistance and service to users of the company’s own products and those from third parties throughout the entire product life cycle.

With approximately 900 employees at sites in Germany, and the United States, VINCORION generated revenues of approximately €240 million in financial year 2025.

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Contact

Frederike Gasa
Head of Communications & Marketing
VINCORION SE
Feldstrasse 155
22880 Wedel, Germany
Mail: media@vincorion.com


Explanatory notes

1. Free float: As defined by Deutsche Börse AG - shareholdings below 5% are considered as free float unless they can be attributed to a shareholder with a total share of more than 5%.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities. A public offer in Germany has been made solely by means of, and on the basis of, a securities prospectusapprovedl by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)) and available free of charge on the website of VINCORION SE (https://ir.vincorion.com/).

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In connection with the offering of the shares in the Company, J.P. Morgan SE, acting for the account of the underwriters, is acting as stabilization manager (the “Stabilization Manager”) and, as Stabilization Manager, will make overallotments and may take stabilization measures in accordance with Article 5(4) and (5) of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 16, 2014 on market abuse, as amended, in conjunction with Articles 5 through 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of March 8, 2016. Stabilization measures aim at supporting the market price of the shares of the Company during the stabilization period, such period starting on the date the Company’s shares commence trading on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse), on 20 March 2026, and ending no later than 30 calendar days thereafter (the “Stabilization Period”), or earlier if the end of the stabilization period falls on a public holiday, Saturday or Sunday. Stabilization measures may result in a market price that is higher than would otherwise prevail. However, the Stabilization Manager is under no obligation to take any stabilization measures and any stabilization action, if begun, may cease at any time. There can be no assurance that stabilizing measures will be undertaken. Stabilization measures may be undertaken at the following trading venues: Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Xetra, BATS Europe, Berlin Stock Exchange, Tradegate Exchange, Chi-X Exchange, Dusseldorf Stock Exchange, Equiduct MTF, Eurocac Stock Exchange, Hamburg Stock Exchange, Hanover Stock Exchange, IBIS, Munich Stock Exchange, Stuttgart Stock Exchange, Turquoise MTF, VirtX Exchange.

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