Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG
of
DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Bielefeld
(ISIN DE0005878003)
Dr. Rüdiger Kapitza leaves the Executive Board of DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Bielefeld, 6 April 2016. The long-standing Chairman of the Executive Board of DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Dr. Rüdiger Kapitza, has today resigned from his position as Chairman of the Executive Board of DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, in view of DMG MORI CO., LTD.’s intention to conclude a domination and profit transfer agreement with DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT as dependent company. He leaves the Executive Board by mutual agreement with the Supervisory Board. After more than 40 years of professional life the 61-year-old Dr. Kapitza is bringing his operative activities to an end. Dr. Kapitza is clearing the way for a personnel realignment taking into account the changed shareholder structure with the majority shareholder DMG MORI CO., LTD. The Supervisory Board thanks Dr. Kapitza for his successful 20-years of service as Chairman of the Executive Board of the company and his more than 30-years of service in the enterprise.
The Supervisory Board will discuss the issue of the future management and further development of the company in its next meeting.
DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
The Supervisory Board
Disclaimer, Forward-looking statement
Statements relating to the future:
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There are two companies using the name “DMG MORI“: DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT with registered office in Bielefeld, Germany, and DMG MORI COMPANY LIMITED with registered office in Nagoya, Japan. This release refers exclusively to DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT. If reference is made in this release to the “DMG MORI group”, this refers exclusively to the DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT and its group companies.