DGAP-Ad hoc: UMS United Medical Systems International AG

UMS United Medical Systems International AG i. L.: VAT tax audit, VAT including interest of EUR 1,3 million refunded.

Hamburg, February 15, 2018. In the course of a special value added tax (VAT) audit of UMS United Medical Systems International AG i. L. ("UMS AG" or "Company"), the fiscal authority decided finally fully in favour of the Company. In this regard, EUR 1,327,944.64 respectively 31 Cent per share, were refunded by the fiscal authority.

About UMS International AG

UMS International AG is a corporation listed in the Prime Standard segment of Deutsche Börse AG. The Company sold its interest in United Medical Systems (DE), Inc. and thus essentially all its assets on August 14, 2014. The shareholders agreed to this sale at the special meeting held on September 25, 2014. The agreement was consummated on November 11, 2014. Now that the assets have been sold, the purpose of the Company is to manage its own assets.

At the shareholders meeting 27^th April 2015 the shareholders resolved to dissolve the company as of April 30, 2015. The next step will be the liquidation phase, at the end of which (probably in the summer of 2016), the remaining liquidity will be distributed to the shareholders.

Contact

Christian Möller, Tel: (040) 50 01 77-00, Fax: (040) 50 01 77-77, E-Mail:
investor@umsag.com