Praktiker AG / Key word(s): Insolvency 25.07.2013 19:41 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Publication of an ad-hoc announcement pursuant to Section 15 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) Insolvency - Positive continuation forecast for operational Max Bahr entities denied - Insolvency proceedings for operational Max Bahr entities to be applied shortly Praktiker AG Am Tannenwald 2 66459 Kirkel ISIN: DE000A0F6MD5 WKN: A0F6MD Hamburg, 25 July 2013: The directors of the operational entities within the Praktiker Group that operate the Max Bahr stores in Germany (Max Bahr Entities) have informed the Management Board of Praktiker AG that a positive continuation forecast for the Max Bahr Entities was denied, after a trade credit insurer did not continue to provide the agreed insurance coverage to the suppliers of the Max Bahr Entities. As a consequence, the steady supply of goods to Max Bahr stores is no longer guaranteed. Therefore, the directors of the Max Bahr Entities will shortly make an application to the competent Local Court Hamburg for insolvency proceedings to be opened for reasons of overindebtedness and a lack of liquidity. It is currently intended to carry out an insolvency plan procedure. The following entities within the Praktiker Group are affected by the insolvency proceedings: Baumarkt Max Bahr Geschäftsführungs GmbH, Baumarkt Max Bahr GmbH & Co. KG, Baumarkt Max Bahr Warenhandels GmbH, Baumarkt MB Vertriebs GmbH. The Praktiker Group's international operations remain unaffected by these insolvency proceedings. 25.07.2013 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Praktiker AG Am Tannenwald 2 66459 Kirkel Germany Phone: +49 (0) 40 6000 11 3700 Fax: +49 (40) 600011-6126 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.praktiker.com ISIN: DE000A0F6MD5 WKN: A0F6MD Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------