Hansa Group AG / Key word(s): Insolvency 01.10.2014 18:38 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duisburg/Genthin, October 1, 2014 - As the responsible court of insolvency, the municipal court of Duisburg today accepted the request of HANSA GROUP AG (ISIN DE0007608606, security identification number WKN 760860) dated July 9, 2014 for the opening of self-administered insolvency proceedings pursuant to section 270 of the German Insolvency Act (InsO). Horst Piepenburg, attorney-at-law, was appointed as trustee. Mr. Piepenburg had previously been appointed as provisional trustee by resolution of the municipal court of Duisburg dated July 11, 2014. Requests for the opening of self-administered insolvency proceedings for other Group company subsidiaries LUHNS GmbH, WASCHMITTELWERK GENTHIN GmbH and Chemische Fabrik WIBARCO GmbH were also accepted today. This means that the plan of restructuring the Group can continue as planned. The Management Board 01.10.2014 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: Hansa Group AG Fritz-Henkel-Str. 8 39307 Genthin Germany Phone: +49 (0)203-73804-109 Fax: +49 (0)203-73804-309 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.hansagroup.de ISIN: DE0007608606 WKN: 760860 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------