Ultra Music Festival Releases Statement on Security Measures

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 24, 2014

(MIAMI, FL) – Today, the event organizers of Ultra Music Festival released the following statement regarding security measures and Ms. Erica Mack.

“The safety of our event, fans, crew and personnel has always been our number one concern.Despite our best efforts to continue to provide a safe and enjoyable event for our patrons andstaff, certain criminal acts will always be beyond our control even though we continue to assurethat security is of prime importance. Indeed, we never condone any criminal activities,especially those of a few unlawful gatecrashers whose actions are both illegal andreprehensible.

Since its inception in 1999, producers of Ultra Music Festival have continually adapted securitymeasures to assure that the event is safe. In fact, during the 2014 event, organizers workeddirectly and collaboratively with the Bayfront Park Management Trust, the City of MiamiPolice Department, the DEA, Homeland Security and CSC, one of the nation’s top rated privatesecurity companies, in deploying the biggest security team in the event’s history. Daily securitypersonnel for each of the three days included: 257 police officers per day, 49 more per day thanthe previous year, 18 undercover officers, and 12 bike detail (totaling 36 bike detail), inaddition to various other high-level security measures throughout the production.

To further serve our events professional environment, earlier this year event organizers hiredRay Martinez, who recently retired as the Chief of the Miami Beach Police Department, tohead security measures. We know Chief Martinez will continue to assure we provide thehighest of quality in our approach to the event’s experience. In fact, event organizers and ChiefMartinez are presently working with officials from Bayfront Park, the City of Miami PoliceDepartment and others to assure that the 2015 event remains at the forefront of successfulfestivals for all patrons.

We continue to wish Ms. Mack the best for her future and hope she has made a full andcomplete recovery, but the complaint her lawyers have now filed as part of a lawsuit does notproperly recite the facts of the unfortunate accident. Without question, event organizers believethat the incident was caused by illegal actions of unknown third parties for which it is notresponsible.”