德国慕尼黑，2015年3月19日

　　威特集团今天宣布，贝恩资本欧洲基金第IV期，L.P.（“贝恩资本”）旗下的子公司帕特诺斯特控股有限公司（Paternoster Holding IV GmbH），已收到来自德国、奥地利、芬兰、中国和土耳其的竞争委员会的批准，即将由贝恩资本收购威特集团。收购依然遵循既成的成交条件。威特集团和贝恩资本预计在2015年3月31日完成收购。

　　The Wittur group press release March 19th, 2015

　　Munich, Germany, March 19, 2015

　　The Wittur Group announced today that Paternoster Holding IV GmbH, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bain Capital Europe Fund IV, L.P. (“Bain Capital”), has received clearance from competition authorities in Germany, Austria, Finland, Brazil, China and Turkey for the pending acquisition of The Wittur Group by Bain Capital (the “Acquisition”). The Acquisition remains subject to customary closing conditions. The Wittur Group and Bain Capital expect the Acquisition to close on March 31, 2015.