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Cham (CH), September 26, 2011 – On the occasion of MAC Capital’s general annual meeting in Zug/Switzerland the attending shareholders have approved all agenda items. The meeting elected Dr. Markus Zillich into the Board of Directors. In the Board’s constituent meeting Zillich was elected CEO of the Board of Directors. Rupert Harrison is the new CFO, Erik Kapp is the new COO, Daniel Bill is Legal Counsel. Gert Wolf was re-elected delegate of the Board of Directors.

Hartmut Thome, former CEO of the Board of Directors, and Andreas Thome, Board Member have left the Board of Directors. The new Board of Directors thanks them for their efficient work and trend-setting contributions.

Despite the accumulated balance sheet loss, MAC Capital AG has created a good basis for implementation of the BIOND® (ballast water treatment of sea-going vessels), IONERGY® (decentralized, modular waste water treatment), and solar energy lead technologies. Delays that occurred for BIOND due to specification changes of the approving institutions, or for photovoltaic projects due to changes of the legal framework, have affected the results. These effects, however, had not been fully foreseeable. While the targeted start of business was affected, the successful implementation of the projects and technologies will not be impacted, as BIOND inventor Holger Blum impressively demonstrated, as he presented the progress and the technological advantages of the BIOND technology to the shareholders.

The re-elected CEO, Gert Wolf, presented an overview on the planned organisational structure and the functional business lines.

A capital increase will be performed to meet market demands and project challenges. The framework for this will be created over the next weeks. The outlook for the next weeks and months is positive. The Company expects project implementations for drinking water and waste water technologies in Latin America. Beyond that, several energy and solar projects are currently in the financing phase and ready to be implemented.

About MAC Capital AG:

MAC Capital AG is a venture capital company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. The company invests primarily in green technologies and renewable energies. Additional areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are commodities and other relevant markets of opportunity. MAC Capital AG generates yields through profit transfer agreements of the stock company, dividend payouts of venture capital companies and similar yields.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG Gewerbestraße 6 CH-6330 Cham E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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wordstatt GmbH Dagmar Metzger Silberpappelstr. 7 D-80935 München Tel.: +49 89 357 75 79-0 Fax: +49 89 357 75 79-9 Email: info@wordstatt.de

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Buonas, Switzerland, August 29, 2011 – A new order from Mexico illustrates the importance of high quality German water technology in regions with a critical need for efficient, safe, innovative solutions for ensuring a reliable water supply. Intaqua International GmbH, a daughter company of MAC Capital AG, has received an order for an IONERGY® waste water treatment plant for Bralmex Industrial Park in Puebla (Mexico). The order has been placed by the Mexican joint venture partner Fasasa S.A. de C.V. In addition, a treatment plant using CarbonAdd drinking water technology by Lavaris Technologies GmbH will be installed for water re-use.

The order will be realized in an operator model, laid out for 20 years: MAC Capital Tecnologias Verdes S.A. de C. V will take over operation of the plant at the location. The purified water will be sold to other industrial parks and will also be used for watering public greens. The operator company expects an average annual turnover of approx. 900,000 Mexican pesos (approx. 51,000 EUR).

“This order puts the IONERGY® water treatment technology pilot plant for the Latin American region into practical use“, explains Gert Wolf, CEO and delegate of MAC Capital AG’s Board of Directors. “This plant technology is of special importance for the Latin and South American markets: it proves the fact that decentralized waste water treatment can be done with excellent cost efficiency.” Only recently, on the occasion of World Water Week, the WWF had stressed the urgent need for action in this matter in its study “Big Cities. Big Water. Big Challenges.“

The technology applied in Puebla can be copied anywhere in the world. Currently, in Mexico alone, a dozen of such projects are being prepared. They are located in office buildings, hotels, hospitals, and in city and community infrastructures. These projects are complemented by additional industry segment solutions. Gert Wolf says: “We expect more orders in the near future.” MAC Capital Tecnologias Verdes plans to realize approx. 20 of these projects in its first business year.

About MAC Capital AG:

MAC Capital AG is a venture capital company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. The company invests primarily in green technologies and renewable energies. Additional areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are commodities and other relevant markets of opportunity. MAC Capital AG generates yields through profit transfer agreements of the stock company, dividend payouts of venture capital companies and similar yields.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Telefon: +41 41 760 88 70
Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
Email: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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wordstatt GmbH Dagmar Metzger Silberpappelstr. 7 D-80935 München Tel.: +49 89 357 75 79-0 Fax: +49 89 357 75 79-9 Email: info@wordstatt.de

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Buonas, Switzerland, August 24, 2011 – MAC Capital Group will bring modern, highly efficient building technology to a building project in Puebla, Mexico. Companies of MAC Capital AG in Buonas, Switzerland, will equip “Tower Torres N” with advanced environmental technologies. A first agreement to this purpose has now been signed; detailed contracts will be developed until beginning of September 2011. Project partners will be MAC Capital Tecnologias Verdes S.A. de C.V. and Alhemos S.A. de CV.

In the Tower’s contracting, procedures with proven resource efficiency and environmental benefit will be applied. Water technology will use Lavaris Technologies GmbH’s CarbonAdd procedure. Waste water treatment will follow the IONERGY® concept with a cost efficient, biological, decentralised compact treatment plant. In this context, the Tower will be equipped with separated grey water cleaning and black water treatment. This ensures multiple circulations and usability of the water volumes. The system is engineered to cover all steps of the process down to ground watering.

Energy technology encompasses a thermal power station in combination with solar thermal and solar power. Air conditioning technology meets highest cost efficiency and environmental criteria. The building meets LEED standard and is engineered to reach the gold/platinum classification.

Beyond this first mutual project the partners have already agreed upon their cooperation for the second Tower (in preparation) and additional further projects. In this context, Alhemos and MAC Capital Tecnologias Verdes will co-found a facility management society to service Torres N and additional realty. Alhemos (www.Alhemos.com) is a leading planning and construction company in Puebla, with one of their customers being Volkswagen AG.

Gert Wolf, CEO of MAC Capital AG: “This partnership marks our entry into the Latin American real estate markets and into facility management. We regard this project as a reference in these promising markets.”

About MAC Capital AG:

MAC Capital AG is a venture capital company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. The company invests primarily in green technologies and renewable energies. Additional areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are commodities and other relevant markets of opportunity. MAC Capital AG generates yields through profit transfer agreements of the stock company, dividend payouts of venture capital companies and similar yields.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Telefon: +41 41 760 88 70
Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
Email: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

Press Contact:

wordstatt GmbH Dagmar Metzger Silberpappelstr. 7 D-80935 München Tel.: +49 89 357 75 79-0 Fax: +49 89 357 75 79-9 Email: info@wordstatt.de

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Buonas, Switzerland, and Munich, Germany, August 16, 2011 – “Green technologies” are quickly gaining importance in corporate planning and controlling. As financial markets undergo extensive changes, companies are more called upon than ever to develop stringent problem solutions for the acquisition and use of their resources. This is even more necessary, as the companies are facing an increasing number of business challenges, and as markets clearly demand industry to take clear action. In this context, “green technologies” are not only marketing arguments reflected in environmental certifications. Much more than that, they also offer significant cost reduction potential for manufacturing companies.

Corporate controllers are calling for answers, and there are definitely many good opportunities of addressing business matters and green technologies together in investment projects. The focus of these project aims at improving corporate liquidity and at generating immediate positive effects in the profit and loss statement. Wherever in the company resources have been wasted before, now they are identified in a holistic and sustainable „Lean & Green“ project approach and progressively minimized with step-by-step plans.

MAC Capital AG, Buonas, Switzerland, has recently experienced a strong demand for projects in this context and has consequently started a joint venture with Leonardo Group, Munich, Germany: Lean & Green AG in Cham, Switzerland, will develop customized solutions and consulting for industry customers and professionalize implementation oriented project management approaches.

Leonardo Group is an international consulting firm, specializing in lean management and operating in a global network. The Group also successfully offers lean management training and corporate workshops. Together with leading companies like SSI-Schaefer, Toyota, Bosch Rexroth, and SAP Leonardo Group operates the “Lean Factory Group“, where more than 1,000 companies have already performed workshops based on real business cases. Approx. 50 senior consultants offer their extensive methodical, business, and management expertise in international projects to the Leonardo Group customers.

About MAC Capital AG:

MAC Capital AG is a venture capital company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. The company invests primarily in green technologies and renewable energies. Additional areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are commodities and other relevant markets of opportunity. MAC Capital AG generates yields through profit transfer agreements of the stock company, dividend payouts of venture capital companies and similar yields.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Telefon: +41 41 760 88 70
Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

Press Contact:

wordstatt GmbH Dagmar Metzger Silberpappelstr. 7 80935 München Tel.: 089/357 75 79-0 Fax: 089/357 75 79-9 E-Mail: info@wordstatt.de

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Buonas, August 5, 2011 – Germany’s energy turnaround is currently strongly focused on planning the big projects – however, a multitude of smaller projects have already implemented it. For this customer group Intreso GmbH develops systems in all sizes to help operators save energy costs and reduce emissions. “Our customers do not have to run projects of a certain size or in a certain industry for us to accompany and support them on their path to more energy efficiency”, says Siegfried Kraneis, Managing Director at Intreso, a subsidiary of MAC Capital AG. “We work in all kinds of applications, for example also with sports facilities and clubs.”

The latest example of this commitment is the local Bowling Club Kronau in the Southern German state of Baden Württemberg. The Club’s solar system commissioned by Intreso and installed on the roof in the course of this year has generated excellent yields despite a bad solar year and today plays an important role in the Club’s refinancing.

This successful step will now be followed by the replacement of an outdated heating system with an Intreso GmbH bio mass plant. This will bring the security of stable energy costs to the Club’s planning processes. The order amounts to approx. EUR 30,000. The plant will be contract operated by a local contractor who will ensure smooth operation

For Intreso this project ideally illustrates the new orientation of their business strategy. “These smaller sales will now be multiplied in a dedicated business unit and will be internationalized in due course“, explains Siegfried Kraneis. “We are looking at breaking our house contracting concepts down to smaller units like single family homes. The systems feature an inherent profitability based on Intreso’s sustainable concepts. The customers benefit from a high efficiency and significantly reduced costs, and our Company profits from good returns.”

Combined with solar thermal and solar cooling technologies, energy savings can be even further optimized. “Intreso GmbH is committed to supplying CO2 reducing technologies with excellent profitability to all markets and applications requiring this efficiency“, says Gert Wolf, CEO of MAC Capital AG. “And we are also very happy to take over responsibility for the proper operation of these plants in accordance with all regulations.”

About MAC Capital AG:

MAC Capital AG is a venture capital company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. The company invests primarily in green technologies and renewable energies. Additional areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are commodities and other relevant markets of opportunity. MAC Capital AG generates yields through profit transfer agreements of the stock company, dividend payouts of venture capital companies and similar yields.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Tel: +41 41 760 88 70
Fax: +41 41 760 88 71
Email: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

Press Contact:

wordstatt GmbH Dagmar Metzger Silberpappelstr. 7 80935 München Tel.: +49 089 357 75 79-0 Fax: +49 89 357 75 79-9 Email: info@wordstatt.de

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Buonas, Switzerland, August 3, 2011 – For medium sized manufacturing companies the reduction of energy costs plays an ever increasing role in their overall business context. This opens an attractive window of market opportunities to Intreso GmbH (Walldorf/D), a subsidiary of venture capital company MAC Capital AG (Buonas/CH) and provider of customized energy solutions based on renewable energies and sustainable raw materials. Together with the consultancy group Leonardo-Group (Munich/D), the Intreso experts will offer intelligent energy optimization concepts and processes through their new joint venture “Lean & Green“.

A first order has already been placed by a German industry customer. In the context of this order Intreso has delivered a detailed plan for reducing energy costs at the medium-sized automotive supplier Heyform GmbH. After a customized analysis Intreso has identified and defined major saving opportunities. An order has been placed for converting this detailed plan into an operator model. The order amount for Heyform GmbH alone is expected to amount to approx. 1 million Euro.

Intreso focuses on photovoltaics, solar thermal energy and solar cooling, as well as waste management and “waste to energy“. Among the company’s customers are municipal institutions, hospitals, hotels, associations, as well as industry, construction and infrastructural customers. To them Intreso offers customized energy solutions on the basis of renewable energies and sustainable raw materials. If requested, all plant systems will also be financed, operated and serviced via Intreso. In operator status and/or contracting energy cost savings of up to 20 are achieved. Additional orders are currently in preparation via the cooperation with Leonardo-Group.

About MAC Capital AG:

MAC Capital AG is a venture capital company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. The company invests primarily in green technologies and renewable energies. Additional areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are commodities and other relevant markets of opportunity. MAC Capital AG generates yields through profit transfer agreements of the stock company, dividend payouts of venture capital companies and similar yields.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Tel: +41 41 760 88 70
Fax: +41 41 760 88 71
Email: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

Press Contact:

wordstatt GmbH Dagmar Metzger Silberpappelstr. 7 80935 München Tel.: +49 089 357 75 79-0 Fax: +49 89 357 75 79-9 Email: info@wordstatt.de

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Buonas, July 1th, 2011 – The subsidiaries Intreso GmbH and Intaqua International GmbH, in cooperation with Lavaris Technologies GmbH, took part as exhibitors in the 1st Fair for Renewable Energies in Casablanca, Morocco, from the 21st to the 23rd of June, 2011. Business managers Jörg Steiger, Siegfried Kraneis and Rüdiger Menges rated the participation in the "1er Salon des Energies Renouvelables" as very succesful. Morocco is yet another country which imports oil and gas, and as such suffers the consequences of rising energy prices. This represents a catalyst for the renewable energies sector.

The innovative technologies presented at the fair generated great interest in numerous visitors. Along with solar technology, a focal point for Intreso GmbH was also biomass combustion in the energy sector. Intaqua International GmbH and Lavaris Technologies GmbH were the only exhibitors present with solutions in water technology, and this product portfolio enjoyed great popularity.

The circle of visitors encompassed mostly planning office engineers who were looking out for alternative technologies and also who were looking for potential foreign partners for the implementation of projects in Morocco. In general, in Morocco there is also great interest in German technology and engineering expertise. The subsidiaires of MAC Capital AG were able to offer sustainable solutions through individual concepts and services.

About MAC Capital AG: The MAC Capital AG is a venture capital company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. It invests primarily in the areas of green technology and renewable energy. Other areas of investment of the MAC Capital AG are commodities and other opening markets of opportunity. The MAC Capital AG generates yields through profit transfer agreements of the stock company, dividend payouts of venture capital companies and similar yields.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Telephone: +41 41 760 88 70 Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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Buonas, June 9th, 2011 – The Intaqua International GmbH subsidiary reports the signing of a distribution agreement with Lavaris Technologies GmbH. This way, distribution of the valuable technologies of Lavaris GmbH is assumed effective immediately.

Special focus is placed on the marketing of drinking water plant technology which uses the patented CarbonAdd process, and of the equally-protected Aquacheck analysis device. The Lavaris drinking water plants are available in different capacities, and have a variety of application possibilities, both in the supply of drinking water and in industry. The Aquacheck is a highly sensitive portable water analysis device for measuring water quality. The Aquacheck was introduced for the first time in March of 2011 at the World Water Day in Cape Town, South Africa, where it met with a great response.

The attainable sales for Intaqua International GmbH for this ascend to approximately 10 million euros. For MAC Capital AG this corresponds to a profit inflow of about 3.5 million euros.

In addition, MAC Capital AG plans a participation in the Lavaris Technologies GmbH. By the end of 2011, a majority participation in Lavaris Technologies GmbH should have been implemented. The other patented processes by Lavaris Technologies GmbH, which are a family of some 150 patents, shall be marketed within the framework of this participation. This includes the patents for filtration technology, drinking water technology, and decontamination technology for surface waters, ground waters and soils of all types. The branching of the technology into end user products, e.g., household water stations and drinking water columns, is integrated into this. For these reasons Lavaris Technologies GmbH is considered a very valuable acquisition.

Gert Wolf, CEO of MAC Capital AG, says: "We are very pleased with the distribution agreement for these very attractive technologies and services. The MAC Capital Group's range of products is enlarged sensibly this way, and in addition there arise many points of overlap for additional sales through the existing portfolio of Intaqua International GmbH."

About MAC Capital AG: The MAC Capital AG is a venture capital company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. It invests primarily in the areas of green technology and renewable energy. Other areas of investment of the MAC Capital AG are commodities and other opening markets of opportunity. The MAC Capital AG generates yields through profit transfer agreements of the stock company, dividend payouts of venture capital companies and similar yields.

Contact: MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Telephone: +41 41 760 88 70 Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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Buonas, May 16th, 2011 – The MAC Capital AG announces that the KPMG accountancy firm (Switzerland) has been commissioned with the inspection (financial audit). In addition, the KPMG will also follow the conversion process to the international IFRS standard.

The MAC Capital AG will strive for listing in the regulated market in the next months. This important step is the basis for the involvement of large institutional investors who want to follow the MAC Capital AG in its development.

In the same way, the MAC Capital AG announces that the internationally established company, Moore Stephens, has been commissioned with accounting and Swiss tax consultancy since January 2011.

In addition, the internationalization of the concern will be promoted via the prepared joint ventures. This way, MAC Capital AG will fulfill the requirements of local markets as well as those of international financial markets.

Hartmut Thome, President of the Administrative Board, says: "With these two companies, the MAC Capital AG is well positioned for the future. Once available, the company figures for the year 2010 will be published in accordance with the IFRS standard."

About the MAC Capital AG: The MAC Capital AG is a venture capital company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. It invests primarily in the areas of green technology and renewable energy. Other areas of investment of the MAC Capital AG are commodities and other opening markets of opportunity. The MAC Capital AG generates yields through profit transfer agreements of the stock company, dividend payouts of venture capital companies and similar yields.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Telephone: +41 41 760 88 70 Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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Buonas, 29th March 2011 – The World Water Day has generated orders for Lavaris Technologies GmbH. In total, 8 plants were donated for social ends, to start with. A drinking water plant was also donated for the crisis zone in Japan. This was made possible by Mr. Rolf Stahlhofen with his "Water is Right" foundation. Rolf Stahlhofen underscored many emphases in Cape Town, some through his song "Water is Life", which was the official song of the World Water Days. With this song "Water is Life", he transported the participants and other people in Cape Town on his journey into a nature-friendly future with enough clean drinking water. The following companies are involved in the foundation:

NextGen GmbH (for the involvement in the target zone in Japan) Alpha4Concepts GmbH, Mannheim Grenzwarenvertriebsgesellschaft mbH, Harrislee K4 Consulting GmbH, Heddesheim MAC Capital AG, Buonas, Switzerland MZ GmbH, Zwickau Top Club 20 Bahamas, Nassau, USA and in addition, World Wide Help, which is supporting a children's village in Sambia with a mobile hospital.

The plant technology presented at the trade fair in Cape Town was applied immediately and is already sold. In total, the demand for these drinking water plants, in different capacities, is estimated at 5,000 per year. The market volume is estimated to be almost 44 billion USD. However, this estimate includes only the supply of drinking water. Considering the multiple uses for these plant systems, including industrial applications, one can speak of greater market volumes.

The new transportable water analysis device in mobile format was presented to the worldwide public for the first time in Cape Town. This highly sensible measuring device functions electronically, and at present it can measure 18 parameters, qualifying water quality clearly. For UN-HABITAT this is the "Waterscout", tailored for its use by UN-HABITAT. For the public this is the "AquaCheck", which offers even more options, especially for industry. The devices are unbeatable in price and application possibilities. The systems' mobility and functionality in their practical application confirm their unique characteristics. Demand for these devices is around 150,000 – 200,000 units per year. With this, the sales volume for Lavaris will be at 35 – 45 million euros per year. The start of sales is expected for June 2011. In addition to the own organizations, licensed partners are available as sales partners.

The first device was made available to the representative of the South African Human Rights Commission, Mr. Thavadasan Nardoo, by MAC Capital AG. With it, he can test water quality at focal points and can have corrections be made.

Projects in all of Africa have been prepared. Meetings with environmental ministers and those responsible for water technology have been arranged and will translate into financially viable projects in the next weeks and months. From this arises the concrete expectation that a steady flow of sales will be added to the plants already sold as well as to those being negotiated.

The decentralized IONERGY®waste water treatment plant technology also found considerable resonance at the World Water Day. The integration of additional IONERGY® systems as pilot projects will be impulsed now also on the African continent, alongside those in Germany, Mexico, Turkey, Brazil and the USA. There already exist contacts to the corresponding cooperation partners. The demand for this IONERGY®waste water treatment technology is estimated at 300 units per year in Africa. This corresponds to a sales volume of about 120 million euros. The production capacities needed for this are being created.

At present the MAC Capital AG and its subsidiaries in the USA, India, South Africa, Morocco, Mexico, Turkey, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brazil are preparing the foundation of local company structures. The multiplicity of the current inquiries and local requisites subjects to conditions a more rapid implementation of the company structures being prepared.

Additional information on the World Water Day can be found at the webpage: WWW.Lavaris-wwd2011.com. It pleases us very much that Mr. Rolf Stahlhofen was distinguished with the title of "UN Water Ambassador", along with his activities as "Messenger of Truth" of the UN-HABITAT. His involvement makes it possible to provide rapid help in critical regions or focal points. His song "Water is Life" is the anthem of those who need to be helped spontaneously. Lavaris Technologies GmbH and MAC Capital AG support this initiative fully.

About MAC Capital AG: MAC Capital AG is a venture capital and project development company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. It invests primarily in the areas of green technology and renewable energy. Other areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are commodities and other opening markets. MAC Capital AG generates yields in the area of equity interests through dividend payouts of subsidiaries and exits, and in the area of project development through licensing fees, commissions and similar yields.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Switzerland Telephone: +41 41 760 88 70 Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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Buonas, 22nd March 2011 – The first BIOND® ballast water treatment system has been produced and will be delivered to the designated dock.

The BIOND® ballast water technology sets itself apart due to its superior efficiency and environmental compatibility. With this technology, the requirements of American and European organizations and of the legislators are met and in part are even exceeded. The demands for a restriction of the transfer of local biomass to geographically foreign areas is implemented actively through the use of the BIOND® ballast water technology this way.

BIOND® ballast water treatment plants have a capacity range of 200 m3/h to 5,000 m3/h, and they are compact, cost-effective and reliable. Therefore, MAC Capital AG is very well positioned within this segment. The Federal Maritime Agency estimates that by the year 2016 more than 50,000 ships worldwide will have to be equipped with a ballast water treatment system in accordance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) guideline.

About MAC Capital AG: MAC Capital AG is a venture capital and project development company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. It invests primarily in the areas of green technology and renewable energy. Other areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are commodities and other opening markets. MAC Capital AG generates yields in the area of equity interests through dividend payouts of subsidiaries and exits, and in the area of project development through licensing fees, commissions and similar yields.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Switzerland Telephone: +41 41 760 88 70 Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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Buonas, 21st March 2011 – Through the Intreso GmbH, French branch, the MAC Capital AG positions itself in Morocco. The main areas of activity are:

• Renewable energy based on solar thermal processes and photovoltaics
• Water technologies for drinking water processing and waste water disposal.
• Construction of slaughterhouses based on the most modern hygiene and environmental technologies.
• Construction of a wafer factory and of a solar module production plant with affiliated partner companies.

The MAC Capital Group will implement this together with its partner Mr. Lakhdar Messoussi. The consultant engineer has already established the necessary contacts for this. A first project is being defined. In the course of the project realization, MAC Capital AG will found a joint venture with a local company.

Gert Wolf, CEO of MAC Capital AG, says: "We are very happy about this new market entry in Morocco, and we would like to thank Mr. Lakhdar Messoussi expressly for his substantial support. Morocco is a very stable country with high growth potential. In addition to the services in the areas of solar and water technologies, we are now examining an involvement in the area of raw materials in Morocco."

About MAC Capital AG: MAC Capital AG is a venture capital and project development company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. It invests primarily in the areas of green technology and renewable energy. Other areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are commodities and other opening markets. MAC Capital AG generates yields in the area of equity interests through dividend payouts of subsidiaries and exits, and in the area of project development through licensing fees, commissions and similar yields.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Switzerland Telephone: +41 41 760 88 70 Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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Buonas, 18th March 2011 – The Intaqua International GmbH and the Intreso GmbH, both majority participations of MAC Capital AG, have received an initial order in Mexico. In Puebla an existing industrial area, the Parque Industrial Bralemex, will be equipped with water supply and waste water technologies from MAC Capital subsidiaries together with the local partner, Fasasa Servicios Ambientales Integrados S.A. de C.V. The contract value will amount to approximately 1.6 million USD. The implementation will begin in mid-April 2011; completion is expected in July 2011.

In addition, with the subsidiaries of the MAC Capital AG, the infrastructure for a leisure park will be assembled within a joint venture with the Yonastahl S.A. Along with the Lavaris drinking water technology and the IOENERGY waste water technology, solar technology from Intreso GmbH will also be employed for heating and cooling the buildings.

As well as a zoo, a golf course and several hotels, the leisure park also has information and education areas for sustainable water and energy management. In total, the investment volume is about 65 million USD; the volume of orders for the MAC Capital AG subsidiaries is about 4.5 million USD. The start of the project is planned for May 2011. After the park is built, operation of the facilities will also be secured by the MAC Capital AG subsidiaries and will be united in a shared enterprise with the Fasasa Servicios Ambientales Integrados S.A. de C.V.

The Puebla site will be a competence center of the Intreso GmbH and the Intaqua International GmbH for Latin America. In the course of development, Intaqua International GmbH will market complete drinking water plants and filtration systems for house water technology within the joint venture. This way the MAC Capital AG firms occupy key markets in Mexico as a country of entry into Latin America.

Says Gert Wolf, CEO of MAC Capital AG: "We are delighted that we could achieve initial orders for approximately 4.4 million euros in these two projects. The service package of Intreso and Intaqua has been convincing in all aspects. Potential follow-up orders in Mexico are being negotiated."

About MAC Capital AG: MAC Capital AG is a venture capital and project development company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. It invests primarily in the areas of green technology and renewable energy. Other areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are commodities and other opening markets. MAC Capital AG generates yields in the area of equity interests through dividend payouts of subsidiaries and exits, and in the area of project development through licensing fees, commissions and similar yields.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Switzerland Telephone: +41 41 760 88 70 Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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Buonas, 17th March 2011 – The Podelta 1 and Podelta 2 solar plants, as well as the plant in Lizzano, are ready for investment and construction. The investment sum amounts to 9.4 million euros. The 3 megawatts of power should be finished before the 30th May 2011. This completion deadline makes use of the higher feed-in tariff applicable at present. The plant will be built and operated with the experienced general contractor, Telefunken Solar. The yearly feed-in tariff has been declared at 1.2 million euros. The returns for these plants come to an average of 13% in relation to the invested capital.

Another 6 megawatts of power in Italy are prior to their planning phase. The start of construction of an additional large plant with a planned total power output of 82 megawatts has been announced for the 1st of June 2011.

About MAC Capital AG: MAC Capital AG is a venture capital and project development company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. It invests primarily in the areas of green technology and renewable energy. Other areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are commodities and other opening markets. MAC Capital AG generates yields in the area of equity interests through dividend payouts of subsidiaries and exits, and in the area of project development through licensing fees, commissions and similar yields.

Contact: MAC Capital AG Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Switzerland Telephone: +41 41 760 88 70 Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71 E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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Buonas, 23 December 2010 – The MAC Capital AG has named Mr. Gert Wolf as the company's CEO in the most recent session of the Administrative Board. After his studies in Chemical Technology he was active for many years in managerial positions in group companies like the Diversey Group, the Metallgesellschaft group Oakite Europe GmbH and the Henkel KgaA.

The contacts to globally established companies generated this way, to their networks and to financial and scientific institutes is a guarantee for the implementation of the successful MAC Capital philosophy.

In his new position, Gert Wolf is presently negotiating with the South African company Global Sciences regarding a joint venture in the area of green technology. This cooperation includes a financial and project plan amounting to 10 million euros.

We expect the successful completion of these negotiations soon.

About the MAC Capital AG: MAC Capital AG is a venture capital and project development company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. It invests primarily in the areas of green technology and renewable energy. Other areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are selected tangible assets in the commodities sector, as well as other opening markets of opportunity. MAC Capital AG generates yields in the area of equity interests through dividend payouts of subsidiaries and exits, and in the area of project development through licensing fees, commissions and similar yields.

Contact: MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Telefon: +41 41 760 88 70
Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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Buonas, 17th December 2010 – The high return prospects for photovoltaics in Italy have caused the Intreso GmbH, a subsidiary of MAC Capital AG, to move to Italy investments planned for a plant in Germany. Along with the higher compensation for feeding into the grid, the advantages of the considerably higher solar radiation are utilized.

The Intreso GmbH uses the change in requirements for photovoltaics in France to give impulse to the projects in Bulgaria, Italy and the USA. Currently there are aproximately 40 MW of power in Bulgaria being prepared for the final permits. The associated projects are already completely developed. In Italy there are 50 MW ready for implementation in 2011. The US project company reports the project development in New Mexico on an already defined plot. The power to be installed in the US is specified at 120 MW. The total investment will exceed 550 million euros.

About the MAC Capital AG: MAC Capital AG is a venture capital and project development company with headquarters in Buonas, Switzerland. It invests primarily in the areas of green technology and renewable energy. Other areas of investment of MAC Capital AG are selected tangible assets in the commodities sector, as well as other opening markets of opportunity. MAC Capital AG generates yields in the area of equity interests through dividend payouts of subsidiaries and exits, and in the area of project development through licensing fees, commissions and similar yields.

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MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Telefon: +41 41 760 88 70
Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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Buonas, 4th Nov. 2010 – MAC Capital AG reports the successful closure of a capital increase of 3 million euros. With this capital investment, the newly won investors follow a long-term perspective as strategic investors.

The capital will be invested in a 50% shareholding in a 3.3 megawatt photovoltaic installation in Germany, among other things.

Regular earnings are achieved this way.

In addition, there is a plan to establish additional subsidiaries abroad in Europe for the areas of photovoltaics and progressive water technologies.

Harmut Thome, President of the Administrative Board: "We are very happy to have been able to generate enthusiasm in additional important and long-term oriented strategic investors for MAC Capital AG with our business concept."

Future capital increases are planned at a considerably higher share price than the current one.

About MAC Capital AG: MAC Capital AG is a holding and project development company based in Switzerland. The main fields of investment for MAC Capital AG are green technologies and renewable energies. Additional fields of investment of MAC Capital AG are resources and other promising opportunities. MAC Capital AG makes its proceeds from shareholding, profit distribution of subsidiaries and exit strategies, in addition to project development through royalties, commissions and other proceeds.

Contact:

MAC Capital AG
Neuhofstrasse 17 CH-6343 Buonas Telephone: +41 41 760 88 70 Telefax: +41 41 760 88 71
E-Mail: ir@mac-capital.com Web: www.mac-capital.com

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Buonas, 29 September 2010 – MAC Capital AG has acquired the patent and user rights for the IONERGY(R) wastewater treatment plants, which are designed to clean and treat wastewater respectively. With the IONERGY(R) technology wastewater can be, depending on need, processed into industrial water, process water or drinking water. The technology has comparatively low acquisition costs, almost maintenance-free operation, high efficiency, and little space requirement. Its areas of application can be communities, water suppliers, chemical and pharmaceutical companies, the food industry or any other water based industry sectors.

The unique feature of IONERGY(R) is its modular design, i.e. existing technologies whose degree of efficiency or capacity has become too low, can be upgraded with IONERGY(R) wastewater treatment plants in a smart and cost-effective way. According to surveys conducted by the UN pertaining to water technologies, the market for such wastewater treatment plants adds up to several billion euro. Additionally, it can be substantially financed with subsidies, e.g. from the EU.

Worldwide distribution is assured by the Munich based Intaqua International GmbH, of which MAC Capital AG holds 51%. Thanks to their existing distribution strength and networks, ongoing revenues can be expected. Well known producers of water technology assure the required production of the plants. This allows the production capacity to be expanded by several hundred plants per year.

IONERGY(R) technology excellently complements the existing grey and black water circuit systems of Intaqua International GmbH, which are already marketed worldwide with great success. By acquiring this technology, MAC Capital AG expands its investment portfolio in the targeted green technology sector with an innovative technology in the field of water technology, which fulfills effectively the market's current requirements.

About MAC Capital AG: MAC Capital AG is a holding and project development company based in Switzerland. The main fields of investment for MAC Capital AG are green technologies and renewable energies. Additional fields of investment of MAC Capital AG are resources and other promising opportunities. MAC Capital AG makes its proceeds from shareholding, profit distribution of subsidiaries and exit strategies, in addition to project development through royalties, commissions and other proceeds..

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Buonas, 26 August 2010 – MAC Capital AG realised a majority holding of 51% in two Munich based green technology companies Intaqua International GmbH and Intreso GmbH.

Intaqua International GmbH has extensive expertise in the field of water technology and has a global presence with its partners, the Faber-Ambra GmbH from Alzey, Germany and the ICM AG, based in Freienbach, Switzerland. Thanks to an investment, the user rights of the innovative grey and black water circuit technology of Intaqua AG will be integrated into MAC Capital AG. Another project of Intaqua International GmbH is the distribution of the BIOND(R) System, a ballast water treatment system containing unique features. Commercial solutions for industrial water treatment are also included in the company's portfolio and complement Intaqua's other areas of expertise. Technologies and rights owned by Intaqua International GmbH are estimated inter alia by the Fraunhofer Institute to be approximately 30 million euro. The global market potential for such systems is estimated at approximately 32 billion euro.

To further strengthen their presence in the targeted sector of renewable energies, MAC Capital AG has acquired a 51% holding in Intreso GmbH, based in Munich. This has given the holding and developing company MAC Capital AG project rights in the field of photo-voltaic that total approximately 280 million euro in France, Italy, Bulgaria and Germany. With its partners MAINFRANKENSOLAR GmbH in Veitshöchheim, Germany and TELEFUNKEN Solar Solution GmbH in Dresden, Germany, Intreso GmbH is strategically positioned in the field of solar technology. The international orientation of the company is further expanded by the integration of small, de-centralised biomass power plants in all geographical sectors. The market for these biomass systems is globally estimated at 25 billion euro. The sustainable interaction of Intreso's energy technology and Intaqua's water technology is an additional positive aspect. This combination and the resulting synergies are globally unique.

Hartmut Thome, CEO of the board of directors: “We are very happy that we have realised these investments in two companies which are very well positioned. We now have an excellent renewable energy network at our disposal and our license rights for the BIOND(R) Ballast Water Technology are finalised. With this combination we expect even greater value creation for the companies involved.“

About MAC Capital AG: MAC Capital AG is a holding and project development company based in Switzerland. The main fields of investment for MAC Capital AG are green technologies and renewable energies. Additional fields of investment of MAC Capital AG are resources and other promising opportunities. MAC Capital AG makes its proceeds from shareholding, profit distribution of subsidiaries and exit strategies, in addition to project development through royalties, commissions and other proceeds.

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Buonas, 18 August 2010 – MAC Capital AG has begun discussions with Intreso GmbH concerning acquiring an interest in the company. Intreso GmbH develops and oversees energy projects in the regenerative energies arena. The Cleantech-segment in the MAC Capital AG portfolio would thus take on an important leading role.

With its partners MAINFRANKENSOLAR GmbH and TELEFUNKEN Solar Solution GmbH, among others, Intreso GmbH is active on a global scale. Its portfolio consists of solar engineering with photo-voltaic and solar heat. Small power biomass plants are used for decentralised energy supply. The first biomass power plants will reach the market as contracting models during the next few months.

Intreso GmbH currently has framework agreements in France for photo-voltaic output of 110 megawatts. Another 50 megawatt projects are being prepared for Italy, Germany and Bulgaria. The secured volume of the framework agreements currently adds up to 280 million euro.

About MAC Capital AG: MAC Capital AG is a holding and project development company based in Switzerland. The main fields of investment for MAC Capital AG are green technologies and renewable energies. Additional fields of investment of MAC Capital AG are resources and other promising opportunities. MAC Capital AG makes its proceeds from shareholding, profit distribution of subsidiaries and exit strategies, in addition to project development through royalties, commissions and other proceeds.

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Buonas, 28 July 2010 – The shareholders of MAC Capital AG have elected a new board of directors during the general assembly on July 8th 2010. Taking effect immediately, the board of directors of MAC Capital AG is composed of: Advocate Daniel Bill, Andreas Thome (Public relations), Hartmut Thome (Finances), Tax counsellor Dr. Manuel R. V. Vogel and Gert Wolf (Technical domain Green Technology). Mr. Hartmut Thome is the CEO of this board of directors. As CEO he is responsible for managing the company. The executive board has a highly qualified body of counsellors at its side for all operational duties. The consultancy board of MAC Capital AG is composed of: Holger Blum (Inventor and developer of ground-breaking proceedings in water technology), Uli Braun, Dr. Walter Döring (retired economics minister of Baden-Württemberg, Germany), Klaus Kirschner (Patent agent), Rüdiger Menges, Prof. Dr. Ralf Otterpohl (Hamburg University of Technology, TUHH), Prof. Dr. Jörg Strunkheide (Non commercial Institute for Water and Soil IWB - Gemeinnütziges Institut Wasser und Boden e. V. IWB), Dr. Ludger Vollmer and Dr. Markus Zillich who cooperate closely. Currently, the MAC Capital AG consultancy board is developing the BIOND(R) Ballast Water-treatment System, preparing it for the market. A series of tests of the BIOND(R pilot installation confirm that the BIOND(R) technology is capable of treating ballast water and sediments of seagoing vessels efficiently and in a sustainable way. In addition, the BIOND(R) Ballast Water- treatment System adheres to the D-2 standard set by the Ballast Water Agreement of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as well as the international quality standards concerning the treatment of ballast water and sediments, which also include the stringent standard of the state of California.

Final pilot batches ashore of the BIOND® Ballast Water-treatment System are a success.

Baar, 6 July 2010 – Currently, the BIOND® Ballast Water-treatment System is an efficient technology which functions in accordance with all regulations concerning the quality level of ballast waters. This also includes the more stringent standard set by the state of California. Pilot batches of the BIOND® system have proven this. Since May 2010, MAC Capital acquired the exclusive rights to exploit the IP- rights related to the Biond® technology. Even at the beginning of 2010, shipping companies stated in an open letter addressed to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) that no ballast water-management system (BWMS) for cargo vessels and large passenger ships was available on the market that was in accordance with DEC quality standards. Shipbuilders therefore demanded a delay for the enactment of quality standards of ballast water according to the Clean Water Act 401 until December 2013. With the successful pilot batches of the BIOND® system, the situation has changed: The BIOND® system merges physical and chemical water treatment in an optimal way. At the same time the used biocide is also working in a sustainable way in the sediment of the ballast water tanks. The BIOND® system fulfils the highest requirements for quality of ballast water on ships. The applied technology is lean and does weigh much, needs only a little space and is easy to use. For those reasons, shipping companies are very interested in the BIOND® Ballast Water-treatment System. Due to the ships' ballast water, a multitude of plant and animal organisms enter into foreign habitats where they can then spawn under favourable conditions, but at the expense of the local species. As a consequence, severe ecological damage is inflicted. The Ballast Water Agreement of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) therefore requires an obligatory treatment of ballast water on ships. This regulation is already in effect for new ships. All other ships – around 50 000 worldwide – have to be refitted by 2016.

Baar, 15 June 2010 – MAC Capital AG, Baar audits an investment in Intaqua International GmbH, based in Munich, Germany. Therefore, a specific letter of interest was agreed upon. Intaqua International GmbH could be assigned with the distribution of the BIOND system for which MAC Capital AG owns the rights.
BIOND is a ballast water-management system which conforms to legal regulations and guidelines concerning the substitution of ballast water of seagoing vessels. The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency estimates a number of around 50 000 ships worldwide that will have to be refitted with ballast water-treatment systems in order to be in accordance with the guidelines of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Swiss WD-NY AG operates as MAC Capital AG – Investment company invests mainly in commodity companies and companies in the green technology industry

Baar, 6 May 2010 – A consortium of private and institutional investors has taken over the Swiss company WD-NY AG. WD-NY AG operative has not been active for some time now. Effective immediately, the company operates under the name MAC Capital AG. MAC Capital AG is an investment company that mainly invests in commodity companies and companies in the green technology industry. First targeted investments have already been planned.
Within the next five years MAC Capital AG is planning to build a diversified portfolio consisting of valuable investments in companies with attractive growth potential and which are active in countries with little political risk and high subsidies. For example, the German Bill for Renewable Energies (EEG) guarantees fixed revenues in the domains electricity and waste heat for the next 15 to 20 years (prices are issued by the government). In the domain of resources, countries are preferred that have little tax load and which are actively pro-mining.