Ultrasonic AG / Key word(s): Liquidity Problem/Change of Personnel 18.09.2014 11:05 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ultrasonic AG: Credit facility accelerated, insolvency procedures are imminent - Nomura credit facility accelerated - Supervisory Board dismissed CEO and COO - Chi Kwong Clifford Chan remains CFO Cologne, 18 September 2014 - Cathay United Bank, Co., Ltd., exercising its function as facility agent, notified Ultrasonic AG yesterday evening that there were subsisting events of default as defined in the credit facility agreement between Ultrasonic and Nomura International (Hong Kong) Ltd. concluded on 8 August 2014. As a result of this, in accordance with a respective clause of the facility agreement, the USD 60 million credit facility together with interest of USD 180,236.89 unexpectedly was accelerated as of 17 September 2014, being immediately due and payable. However, the creditors agreed to enter into further negotiations with the CFO and the Supervisory Board of Ultrasonic AG in order to determine if potential insolvency procedures at Ultrasonic AG can be avoided. Moreover, CFO and Supervisory Board currently consult with its legal advisors to assess the exact legal implications of the claim. According to the latest information of the Supervisory Board, who dismissed Qingyong Wu and Minghong Wu from their posts in yesterday's Supervisory Board meeting, both former board members had drawn the credit facility in two tranches in August and transferred most of the money from Hong Kong to China shortly before their getaway. Within yesterday's Supervisory Board meeting, Chi Kwong Clifford Chan agreed to withdraw his resignation scheduled for 30 September 2014. For the time being, he will stay Chief Financial Officer of Ultrasonic AG and support the company to clarify the current situation. His designated successor, YEUNG Man Kin, who should have assumed the post from 1 October 2014, meanwhile rescinded his contract in the course of the most recent events. About Ultrasonic The Cologne-based company Ultrasonic AG is the German holding company of the Chinese ULTRASONIC Group, an established manufacturer and supplier of high-quality branded urban footwear. The Group has around 1,400 employees and operates in three main market segments, each of which currently contributes about a third of revenue. ULTRASONIC produces sandals and slippers for the upper price segment for the local and international market. It is also a long-term supplier of shoe soles to leading manufacturers in the established Chinese sport shoe industry such as Anta, Xtep and Unisuper. Moreover, the company has developed its own very successful high-quality urban footwear collection which is marketed under the ULTRASONIC brand and targets China's young, fashion-conscious urban middle class, which has high purchasing power and expects high quality. The ULTRASONIC product line is currently marketed via more than 110 mono-label shops. For further information about the company visit: www.ultrasonic-ag.de For enquiries: Ultrasonic AG Chi Kwong Clifford Chan Member of the Management Board and CFO E-Mail: [email protected] Tel.: +86 1525 947 9902 (China), +852 966 227 40 (Hong Kong) Disclaimer: This document is no offer for the purchase of securities in the United States of America. Securities may only be sold or offered for sale with the previous registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 in the actual valid version or without previous registration only pursuant to an exemption. The shares of Ultrasonic AG (the 'Shares') have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 in the actual valid version and may not be sold or offered in the United States. This document is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) to investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the 'Order') or (iii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as 'relevant persons'). The Shares, which are referred to, are only available to relevant persons and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents. 18.09.2014 The DGAP 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: Ultrasonic AG c/o BPG mbH, Graf-Adolf-Platz 12 40213 Düsseldorf Germany Phone: +86 1525 947 9902 (China); +852 966 227 40 (Hong Kong) Fax: +49 (0)211 172 9829 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.ultrasonic-ag.de ISIN: DE000A1KREX3 WKN: A1KREX Indices: CDAX, Classic All Share, DAXsector All Consumer, DAXsector Consumer, DAXsubsector All Clothing & Footwear, DAXsubsector Clothing & Footwear, Prime All Share Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------