DGAP-Adhoc: Asian Bamboo makes changes to its Supervisory

Asian Bamboo AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel 09.02.2015 15:51 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asian Bamboo makes changes to its Supervisory Board: Mr. Thomas Gudel will be appointed new chairman and Mr. Jiang Tao will replace Mr. Pan Chaoran as a member of the Supervisory Board Hamburg, 9 February 2015 - Asian Bamboo AG ("Asian Bamboo", "the Company", ISIN: DE000A0M6M79, ticker Symbol: "5AB", ADR ticker Symbol "ASIBY") is pleased to announce that Mr. Thomas Gudel and Mr. Jiang Tao have been appointed as members of the Supervisory Board by the Hamburg court. Mr. Gudel will replace Mr. Hans-Joachim Zwarg as chairman and Mr. Jiang will replace Mr. Pan Chaoran as member of the Supervisory Board following the resignations of Mr. Zwarg and Mr. Pan. A proposal to confirm their appointments will be made at the upcoming AGM. The Company wishes to thank Mr. Zwarg and Mr. Pan, who have been members of the Supervisory Board since 2007, for their many years of service during which several important milestones were reached. Mr. Gudel, a German national born in 1957, is a graduate in business administration and a qualified chartered accountant and tax advisor possessing more than 30 years of experience working with listed and unlisted corporations. At the beginning of his career he spent 13 years as an auditor with BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand AG, Dr. Böckmann & Partner and Deloitte Haskins & Sells. Thereafter he was head of group taxation for the Thomas Cook Group for 12 years. He has also been the CFO of Unister Group and Travel24.com for four years and a part-time lecturer in tax at the Mainz University for nine years. Mr. Jiang, a Chinese national born in 1979, is a counsel and partner at Commerce & Finance Law Offices. Before that, he was a counsel at Junhe Law Offices and a partner at King & Wood Mallesons law firm. He has extensive experience of advising listed and unlisted companies in the areas of public stock offerings, private equity investment, mergers & acquisition and foreign direct investments. Mr. Jiang has acted as an advisor to some of China's largest companies, including Bank of Communications, China Pacific Insurance, Dongfeng Motors and Shanghai Electric. For enquiries, please contact: Asian Bamboo AG: Peter Sjovall +852-9385 3868 Chief Financial Officer peter.sjovall@asian-bamboo.com Anja Holst +49-(0)40 37644 798 Investor Relations Director anja.holst@asian-bamboo.com About Asian Bamboo AG: Asian Bamboo is a leading integrated company in the bamboo industry. The Company currently owns long-term leasing rights for 40 bamboo plantations with a total size of 50,338 hectares (ha). It is planning to diversify its business into property development. As a National Key Flagship Enterprise, Asian Bamboo is at the forefront of developing the agriculture industry in China. Asian Bamboo has obtained organic food accreditations in China, Japan, Europe and the United States in addition to its HACCP and ISO9001 certifications. Its plantation management has received GLOBALGAP (Global Good Agriculture Practices) certification from the Swiss-based company SGS. Since 16 November 2007, Asian Bamboo has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "5AB". In addition, the stock is traded as an ADR under the ticker symbol "ASIBY". The Company's financial statements are audited by Deloitte and its registered office is located in Hamburg, Germany. For more information about Asian Bamboo, please visit the Asian Bamboo website at www.asian-bamboo.com or www.asian-bamboo.de Disclaimer: This release is for information only and does not constitute an offer to sell, purchase, exchange or transfer any securities or a solicitation of any such offer in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act') and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Neither Asian Bamboo AG ("Asian Bamboo") nor any other participant in the transactions described herein intends to register any securities under the Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States in connection with the proposals described in this announcement. The shares may not be offered to the public in any jurisdiction in circumstances which would require the preparation or registration of any prospectus or offering document relating to the shares in such jurisdiction. No action has been taken by Asian Bamboo or any of their affiliates that would permit an offering of the shares or possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such securities in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. As far as this release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the business, financial condition and results of operations of Asian Bamboo, these statements are based on current expectations or beliefs of Asian Bamboo's management. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or performance of the Company to differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements. Apart from other factors not mentioned here, differences could occur as a result of changes in the overall economic situation and the competitive environment - especially in the core business segments and markets of Asian Bamboo. Also, the development of the financial markets and changes in national as well as international provisions, particularly in the field of tax legislation and financial reporting standards, could have an effect. Terrorist attacks and their consequences could increase the likelihood and the extent of differences. Asian Bamboo undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. 09.02.2015 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: Asian Bamboo AG Stadthausbrücke 1-3 20355 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 40 37644 798 Fax: +49 40 37644 500 E-mail: info@asian-bamboo.de Internet: www.asian-bamboo.de ISIN: DE000A0M6M79, DE000A0M6M79 WKN: A0M6M7, A0M6M7 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------