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KTG Agrar SE successfully defied the challenging market environment for the agricultural sector in 2015 - Seite 2

to over EUR 300 million since the IPO in 2007 2015 - we started the
optimisation and consolidation phase in 2015. Just like the preceding
investment phase, this process will take several years. In 2016, we will
therefore be challenged to leverage further synergies in the interaction
between our individual business segments, to develop new markets and to
optimise our financial and net worth position."

Aim: Focus on healthy eating: niche markets generating billions in revenues
worldwide
Going forward, KTG will focus even more strongly on attractive niche and
growth markets, with the main emphasis on healthy food. This trend will
continue to influence and drive the industry in Germany and abroad also in
the coming years. This primarily includes the demand for organic and vegan
products. Germany's organic food and drinks industry alone generated
revenues in excess of EUR 8.6 billion in 2015. This represents an increase
by 11% on the previous year and is the highest growth rate since 2008.
Similar developments can be observed across the globe. KTG's "biozentrale"
brand benefited disproportionately from this trend, with sales revenues
rising by almost 20% to approx. EUR 54 million. This momentum is expected
to continue in 2016. In the first four months of the current financial
year, Bio-Zentrale's sales revenues already exceed the prior year level by
far.

Besides organic food, there are three other positive and exciting trends
for our company: regional, vegetarian and vegan food. KTG Agrar has got
what it takes to meet these consumer requirements and to grow with them.
The company produces high-quality agricultural commodities and food in the
heart of Europe. Over the past years, KTG has gained a market-leading
position in GMO-free soya, which forms the basis for a vegetarian diet and
is in short supply in the world market

Aim: Optimising the financial and net worth position
As described above, KTG Agrar benefits from the massive investments made in
the past years. Moreover, the financing conditions, which were acceptable
for the growth phase, today offer huge potential for optimisation, and the
company intends to leverage this potential. During the optimisation phase,
KTG Agrar will exploit long-term refinancing possibilities in 2016,
building on the value of its assets, i.e. the biogas plants, which have a
secured EBITDA base of up to EUR 28 million thanks to the EEG, food
production and numerous agricultural properties.

Siegfried Hofreiter says: "This year will clearly see us focus on
refinancing the Bio-Wertpapier II bond, which will mature in June 2017. We