DGAP-News: KTG Energie AG

DGAP-News: not directly impacted by the insolvency in self- administration of KTG Agrar SE

DGAP-News: KTG Energie AG / Key word(s): Statement not directly impacted by the insolvency in self- administration of KTG Agrar SE

05.07.2016 / 17:14 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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KTG Energie AG not directly impacted by the insolvency in self- administration of KTG Agrar SE

Hamburg, July 5, 2016. KTG Energie AG is not directly impacted by the insolvency in self-administration of KTG Agrar SE. "All biogas plants are running at full capacity and continue to generate secured long-term earnings. The company is substantially profitable and is also generating free cash flows in the current financial year," says Dr. Thomas Berger, CEO of KTG Energie AG. In addition, he adds that KTG Energie AG is in discussion with suppliers, credit insurers and banks in an effort to ensure the independent continuation of the company. According to Berger, the Management Board is working tirelessly to implement these measures successfully. Berger: "We are very confident that our efforts will succeed in the near future."

Substrate supplies from agricultural subsidiaries to continue

The agricultural businesses of KTG Agrar SE, subsidiaries of KTG Agrar SE, are the main suppliers of substrates to KTG Energie AG and are not impacted by the insolvency in self-administration. This supply relationship is secured at holding level by KTG Agrar SE. "Irrespective of the company situation at KTG Agrar SE, the supply relationships on an operating level remain intact," explains Berger. A continuation of these supply flows would also make sense for KTG Agrar SE, as these supplies are offset by payments from KTG Energie AG. "In addition, we are working hard to tap additional supply sources via local farmers," emphasizes Berger.

Liabilities owed to KTG Agrar SE only due from 2021

KTG Agrar SE provided KTG Energie AG with a loan, the current volume of which is around EUR 33 million. This loan was granted on a long-term basis and matures in 2021 at the earliest. Section 108 para. 2 of the InsO (Federal Insolvency Statute) states that a loan relationship entered into by the debtor as a lender shall continue with effect for the assets insofar as the object owed has already been made available to the borrower - a principle applicable in the case of KTG Energie.

KTG Agrar SE sureties for biogas plants could be replaced

KTG Agrar SE provided sureties to the banks on behalf of KTG Energie AG for the financing of around a third of the biogas plants. KTG Energie AG is therefore working to secure this financing irrespective of the company situation at KTG Agrar SE. The biogas plant portfolio of KTG Energie AG is capitalized in the balance sheet at around EUR 190 million and only secured with EUR 100 million. As a result, the existing portfolio offers sufficient security which can be additionally guaranteed.

About KTG Energie AG

KTG Energie AG has opted for an integrated, sustainable business model which enables renewable raw materials to be generated without competing with food production. At the end of 2015, KTG Energy AG, with its approximately 85-strong workforce, operated biogas plants with an overall capacity exceeding 60 MW that feed processed biogas directly into the natural gas grid, as well as using biogas to produce electricity. From fiscal 2015/ 2016 onward, these operations will secure a basis for revenues of up to EUR 90 million and EBITDA of up to EUR 28 million.

Contact

Investor Relations / Press Tobias M. Weitzel BSK Becker+Schreiner Kommunikation GmbH Telephone: +49 (0)2154-8122 16 e-mail: weitzel@kommunikation-bsk.de

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Language: English Company: KTG Energie AG Ferdinandstr. 12 20095 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 40 76755372 Fax: +49 40 76755374 E-mail: info@ktg-energie.de Internet: www.ktg-energie.de ISIN: DE000A0HNG53, DE000A1ML257, WKN: A0HNG5, A1ML25 Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart; Open Market (Entry Standard) in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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