ZhongDe Waste Technology AG Launches its Initial Public Offering on the Prime Standard in Frankfurt



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    ZhongDe Waste Technology AG (the "Company" and together with its
    subsidiaries "ZhongDe Group") has announced details of its forthcoming
    initial public offering on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock
    Exchange following the approval of its securities prospectus by BaFin
    (Bundesanstalt fur Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht). ZhongDe Group
    believes to be one of the leading suppliers of medical waste
    incinerators and small- and mid-sized incinerators for the disposal of
    municipal solid waste in China.

    The offering will consist of a public offering in Germany and
    Luxembourg, as well as private placements to institutional investors
    outside Germany, Luxembourg and the United States. Up to 4,185,264 no
    par value ordinary bearer shares will be offered, of which up to
    3,000,000 originate from a capital increase and up to 639,360 shares
    stem from the holdings of certain existing shareholders, with a
    further up to 545,904 shares potentially made available for the
    over-allotment option (greenshoe option). Mr Zefeng Chen, founder and
    CEO of the ZhongDe Group, will not sell any shares in the base
    transaction but will contribute some shares for the potential exercise
    of the greenshoe option. Mr Chen will hold post IPO still more than
    50% of the shares. The existing shareholders and Mr. Chen have
    committed to a lock-up period of 6 months and 12 months, respectively.
    After completion of the capital increase and the full exercise of the
    greenshoe option, the free float is expected to amount to approx. 32%.

    The Company expects to raise approximately EUR 75 million through
    the transaction and intends to use the net proceeds raised in the
    offering primarily to finance further organic growth of ZhongDe Group.
    One of its intended projects is to invest in a second production plant
    for waste incinerators in Beijing, thereby extending ZhongDe Group's
    leading position in the market segment for medical incinerators and
    small- and mid-sized municipal solid waste incinerators in the
    high-growth Chinese waste management market.

    The offer period is expected to commence on the 29th June 2007 and
    will presumably end no later than the 4th July 2007. The price range
    will be published at a later stage together with the specific dates of
    the offer period via an ad-hoc announcement. The listing of the
    ZhongDe Waste Technology AG shares (with the German Securities
    Identification Number ZDWT01, the ISIN DE000ZDWT018 and the Ticker
    Symbol ZEF) is expected to occur on the 6th July 2007.

    Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA ("Sal. Oppenheim") is acting as
    Global Coordinator and Sole Bookrunner. Sal. Oppenheim and the Bank of
    China International (BOCI Asia) are acting as Joint Lead Managers in
    the offering with CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets as a Co-Lead Manager.
    Bayerische Landesbank, comdirect bank AG and DAB bank AG will act as
    Selling Agents. The auditors of the Company is BDO Deutsche
    Warentreuhand AG:

    ZhongDe Group is an established player in the Chinese waste
    incineration market with a strong track record of having more than 170
    installed incinerators and an experienced management team. Over the
    last three years, ZhongDe Waste Technology Group has achieved a
    compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 76% in revenues to EUR 19
    million in 2006 and a CAGR of 107% in net profit to EUR 8 million in
    2006.

    Zefeng Chen, Founder and CEO of ZhongDe Waste Technology AG,
    comments: "The IPO is an important step in the further growth and
    internationalisation of the ZhongDe Group. We are proud and delighted
    to be the first company with its operations in China intending to list
    its shares on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
    Under the buzzword "Green GDP" the Chinese government has declared
    environmental protection as one of the top priorities of its
    governmental programmes. Through the listing on the Prime Standard in
    Frankfurt we are looking at establishing a longer-term focused
    shareholder base of institutional investors who will have the
    opportunity to directly participate in this growth in the Chinese
    market. We are looking forward to become a publicly listed company and
    commit to the well-established and good corporate governance practices
    which Frankfurt provides."

    The securities prospectus was approved by the German Federal
    Financial Services Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 20th June 2007. It
    can be downloaded on the website of ZhongDe Waste Technology AG
    (www.zhongdetech.de) and is also available in print form from the
    Company and Sal. Oppenheim

    About ZhongDe Group:

    ZhongDe Group designs, manufactures and installs pyrolytic, grate
    and rotary kiln waste incinerators for the disposal of solid medical,
    municipal and industrial (including hazardous) waste. Since 1996
    ZhongDe Group has installed more than 170 waste incinerators in about
    13 provinces and in the last three financial years alone 112 waste
    incinerators. Its waste incinerators are principally constructed for
    operators of medical disposal centers in the hospital and healthcare
    industry as well as for small and mid-sized Chinese cities in
    developed areas of the People's Republic of China. The Management
    Board of ZhongDe Group believes that ZhongDe Group is one of the
    leading suppliers of small and mid-sized solid waste incinerators in
    China.

    This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a
    solicitation to buy securities. The offer is being made solely by
    means of, and on the basis of, the published securities prospectus
    (including any supplements thereto). An investment decision regarding
    the publicly offered securities of ZhongDe Waste Technology AG should
    only be made on the basis of the securities prospectus. The securities
    prospectus is available free of charge from Sal. Oppenheim (fax
    number: +496971345169), or on the Company's website
    (www.zhongdetech.de)

    This document is not an offer of securities for sale in the United
    States of America. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United
    States of America absent registration or an exemption from
    registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
    shares in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG have not been and will not be
    registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are
    not being and will not be offered or sold in the United States of
    America.

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