New Majority Shareholder of AGO AG Energie + Anlagen

• Perseus SEVA, L.L.C. informs about majority shareholding
• AGO and Perseus participations have mutual benefit by cooperation and additional value from different expertise and customer networks
• Supervisory Board acknowledges AGO’s strategy

Kulmbach, 6 July 2011: AGO AG Energie + Anlagen (WKN: A0LR41, ISIN: DE000A0LR415) has several announcements available according to §20 AktG (German Stock Corporation Act).

YIT Germany GmbH sells share participation

According to §20, section 5 AktG (German Stock Corporation Act), YIT Germany GmbH, Deggendorf, Germany informed us that YIT no longer holds more than one forth and no majority stake of the shares of AGO AG Energie + Anlagen. The same facts were communicated by YIT Building Services Central Europe GmbH, Munich and YIT CORPORATION, Helsinki Finland.

Perseus SEVA, L.L.C. is new majority shareholder

According to §20, section 1 AktG (German Stock Corporation Act), Perseus SEVA, L.L.C., Washington, USA informed us that since 30 June 2011, Perseus holds a direct participation of more than one forth and according to §20, section 4 AktG (German Stock Corporation Act), a majority stake of the shares of AGO AG Energie + Anlagen.

Furthermore, the following list of companies informed us due to the Perseus Group structure according to §20, sections 1 and 4 AktG (German Stock Corporation Act), that they hold more than one forth and a majority stake of the shares of AGO AG Energie + Anlagen since the directly-held majority interest of Perseus SEVA, L.L.C., Washington, USA according to §16, section 4 AktG (German Stock Corporation Act) is part of the Group:

• Perseus Partners VII, L.P., Washington, USA
• Perseus Partners VII, L.L.C., Washington, USA
• Perseus Partners VII GP, L.P., Washington, USA
• Perseus Partners VII GP, L.L.C., Washington, USA
• Perseus, L.L.C., Washington, USA
• Perseuspur, L.L.C., Washington, USA
• Frank H. Pearl, Washington, USA

“We particularly welcome the majority stake of Perseus and look forward to a very competent main shareholder, who can give us very positive impulse due to the other participations of Perseus in the energy sector. The emphasis on know-how and customer structures of Perseus participations opens up new potentials for sales and value creation. Together, we have an extensive range on offer in the area of thermal power stations that meets the demands of EEG 2012,” said Mr. Hans-Ulrich Gruber, Spokesman of the Management Board of AGO AG Energie + Anlagen.

Supervisory Board acknowledges strategy of AGO AG

During the Annual Shareholder Meeting, the Management Board of AGO AG Energie + Anlagen explained again the pursuit of the corporate strategy – the focus on core competences, e.g. the construction of thermal power plants, refrigeration systems and their installation for the customer – which was very well received by the audience.

Besides the discharge of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board, four more members for the Supervisory Board for AGO AG Energie + Anlagen were appointed during the Annual Shareholder Meeting. The Board consists now of the following members:

• Mr. Johannes Eismann, a member of the Management Board of quirin bank AG, Berlin (Chairman)
• Mr. Christian Staby, Managing Director of Perseus Beteiligungsberatung GmbH, Grünwald (Deputy Chairman)
• Mr. Alexander Hunzinger, Investment Manager Perseus Beteiligungsberatung GmbH, München
• Mr. Tobias Kiesewetter, a member of the Management Board of Flemming Dental AG, Konstanz
• Mr. Michael Linn Miller, Investment Manager Perseus L.L.C., Washington DC, USA
• Mr. Harald Petersen, Independent attorney-at-law, Bayreuth

All items on the agenda were approved by almost 100%.

About AGO AG Energie + Anlagen

AGO AG Energie + Anlagen, with its registered office in Kulmbach, was founded in 1980 and is specialized in the area of innovative and efficient energy supply facilities for industrial customers and municipalities. Main focus of AGO AG Energie + Anlagen is laid on the following business divisions: plant development and implementation, as well as service and consulting. The core competence of the company mainly commits to thermal power stations, to heating, cooling and ventilation technology plant construction, biomass cogeneration plants and trigeneration. Site studies and development, consulting in energy efficiency, resource and fossil fuel management as well as emission trade management – these factors complete the business model. AGO symbolizes efficiency, security and technological competence of your energy supply facilities.