Wertpapierprospekt - FC Schalke 04

Listing and Admission to
Trading:
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Application was made for the Notes to be admitted to
listing and trading on the Entry Standard Segment on the
Open Market of Deutsche Börse AG (Open Market
(Freiverkehr) of Frankfurt Stock Exchange).
Selling Restrictions: The offer and sale of Notes and the distribution of offering
materials are subject to regulatory restrictions. The
restrictions applicable in the United States of America
are set out under VERKAUF UND ANGEBOT DER
SCHULDVERSCHREIBUNGEN(OFFER AND SALE
OF THE NOTES).
Clearing and Settlement: The clearing of the Notes will take place through the
Clearing System.
Document Availability: This Prospectus and its supplements, if any, will be published
on the website of the Issuer (www.schalke04.de).
Securities Identification
Numbers:
Stock exchange symbol: 5S04
1.2.2 Information about the Issuer
ISIN DE000A1ML4T7
Securities Identification Number (Wertpapierkennnummer,
WKN) A1ML4T
Information about Fussballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V.
Fussballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V. (hereinafter referred to as the Issuer, or
the Club and, together with direct and indirect subsidiaries referred to as
FC Schalke 04or Schalke 04 Group) was founded on 4 May 1904, and is registered
under registration number VR 822 in the Register of Associations (Vereinsregister)
at the Local Court (Amtsgericht) of Gelsenkirchen-Buer. FC Schalke 04 is the
commercial name of the Issuer, and Fussballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V. is the
legal name of the Issuer. The Issuer can be contacted at its headquarter at Gelsenkirchen-Buer,
Ernst-Kuzorra-Weg 1, 45891 Gelsenkirchen, on tel.: + 49 (0) 209-3618-0.
Overview of the business activities
FC Schalke 04 is principally engaged in the operation of a professional soccer team,
youth development schemes and marketing the Veltins Arena. The business activities of
the Issuer focus on licensed soccer operations in professional soccer and its merchandising
rights.
The financial success of the Issuer depends to a great extent on the performance of the
professional soccer team. The team finished 14th in the 2010/2011 German first division
Bundesliga season. The Issuer had a good deal more success in international competitions
where it achieved its best ever result by reaching the semi final of the UEFA