Deufol AG decides on change of legal form to SE, the implementation of registered shares and makes a dividend proposal

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Deufol AG decides on change of legal form to SE, the implementation of
registered shares and makes a dividend proposal

Hofheim, 16th May 2012

Today, the Managing Board of Deufol AG resolved with the approval of the
Supervisory Board to transform the company into a European public limited
company (Societas Europaea, SE). The change in legal form is still subject
to the approval of the Annual General Meeting, which is to be held in
Hofheim on July 4th, 2012.

Due to the transformation into an SE, the existing shareholders of Deufol
AG will automatically become shareholders of Deufol AG SE; the rights of
shareholders remain unaffected. Nor is the change in legal form expected to
have any implications for clients and employees of Deufol Group.

 In the course of the legal change, Deufol plans to convert its two-tier
management structure consisting of the Managing Board and the Supervisory
Board to the internationally common one tier system with an Administrative
Board.

The intended transformation into an SE reflects the increasingly
international character both of Deufol's business activities and its
workforce.

At the same time the Managing Board and The Supervisory Board resolved to
propose the conversion of all bearer shares into registered shares at the
Company's Annual Shareholders' Meeting. Registered shares enable improved,
direct contact between a public limited company and its shareholders. We
are able to get in contact with our registered shareholders in a more
targeted manner and inform them immediately and directly about developments
within our company.

The Managing Board and Supervisory Board of Deufol AG also today resolved
to propose a dividend of 3 euro cent per share for fiscal 2011.

Contact:
Deufol AG
Rainer Monetha
Investor Relations
Telephone: +49 (6122) 50 1238
Email: Rainer.Monetha@deufol.com


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Language:     English
Company:      Deufol Aktiengesellschaft
              Johannes-Gutenberg-Straße 3-5
              65719 Hofheim (Wallau)
              Germany
Phone:        +49 (6122) 50 00
Fax:          +49 (6122) 50 1300
E-mail:       Rainer.Monetha@deufol.com
Internet:     www.deufol.com
ISIN:         DE0005101505
WKN:          510150
Indices:      CDAX, Classic All Share, DAXsector All Transportation &
              Logistics, DAXsector Transportation & Logistics, DAXsubsector
              All Logistics, DAXsubsector Logistics, Prime All Share
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
 
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