Hansa Group AG Ad-hoc: Municipal court of Duisburg accepts request to open self-administered insolvency proceedings

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 proceed-ings pursuant to section 270 of the German Insolvency Act (InsO). Horst Piepenburg, at-torney-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


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HANSA GROUP AG

Investor Relations:
Silvia Kostova
Wanheimer Str. 408
D-47055 Duisburg

Email: ir@hansagroup.de
Homepage: www.hansagroup.de
ISIN: DE 0007608606
WKN: 760 860
Börsenkürzel: H4G
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard)

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