voxeljet AG Completes €26.5 Million Sale-Leaseback Transaction for German Facility

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voxeljet AG (NASDAQ: VJET) has successfully completed a sale-leaseback transaction for its German facility, generating approximately €26.5 million in gross proceeds. The funds were utilized to repay outstanding financial liabilities. The company has committed to a 15-year lease for the facility, which serves as its headquarters and center for 3D printing systems research and development. This strategic move helps to strengthen voxeljet’s financial position while ensuring ongoing operations in the Munich area.

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• Generated approximately €26.5 million from the sale-leaseback transaction.
• Successfully repaid outstanding financial liabilities.
• Commits to a 15-year lease, ensuring operational stability.

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• None.

• Sale-Leaseback Transaction of its German facility is complete, and generated approximately €26.5 million in gross proceeds
• With the proceeds, voxeljet AG repaid its outstanding financial liabilities
• Maintains commitment to its Munich-area operations by signing a 15-year lease term, with two consecutive five-year extension options

FRIEDBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- voxeljet AG (NASDAQ: VJET) (the “Company”, “voxeljet”, or “we”), a provider of high-speed, large-format 3D printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial customers, today announced that it has completed the sale-leaseback transaction previously disclosed on August 11, 2022, which generated approximately €26.5 million in gross proceeds. The Company used the proceeds from this transaction to repay its financial liabilities.

The sale-leaseback transaction involving the Company’s headquarters in Friedberg, Germany, was entered into with an institutional, unaffiliated real estate investor. The leaseback of the facility provides for a fifteen-year lease commitment with two consecutive five-year extension option periods.

The Friedberg facility serves as voxeljet’s headquarters as well as its center of excellence for research, development and production of the Company’s 3D printing systems.

About voxeljet

voxeljet is a leading provider of high-speed, large-format 3D printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial customers. The Company’s 3D printers employ a powder binding, additive manufacturing technology to produce parts using various material sets, which consist of particulate materials and proprietary chemical binding agents. The Company provides its 3D printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial customers serving the automotive, aerospace, film and entertainment, art and architecture, engineering and consumer product end markets. For more information, visit http://www.voxeljet.de/en/.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning our business, operations and financial performance. Any statements that are not of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. You can identify these

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Investors and Media

Johannes Pesch

Director Investor Relations and Business Development

johannes.pesch@voxeljet.de

Office: +49 821 7483172

Mobile: +49 176 45398316

Source: voxeljet AG

FAQ

What was the outcome of voxeljet AG's sale-leaseback transaction?

voxeljet AG completed a sale-leaseback transaction, generating approximately €26.5 million in gross proceeds.

How will voxeljet AG use the proceeds from the sale-leaseback transaction?

The proceeds will be used to repay the company's outstanding financial liabilities.

What are the terms of the leaseback agreement for voxeljet AG's facility?

voxeljet AG signed a 15-year lease with two consecutive five-year extension options for its facility.

Where is voxeljet AG's headquarters located?

voxeljet AG's headquarters is located in Friedberg, Germany.