H&R AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel

12.12.2011 16:39

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Ad-hoc statement Gert Wendroth to step down as Chief Executive Officer as of 31/12/2011

Salzbergen, Germany, 12 December 2011. The CEO of H&R AG, Mr Gert Wendroth, informed the company's Supervisory Board on 1 September 2011 that he would not be extending his contract beyond 30 June 2012 for personal reasons.

In order to provide clarity on the issue of his succession for all H&R AG's employees, business partners and the capital markets, Mr Wendroth will be resigning as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 31 December 2011.

The Supervisory Board would like to thank Mr Wendroth for his successful work and his contribution to the company's development and wishes him all the best for his professional and personal life in the future.

The next scheduled dates:

17th February 2012 Preliminary figures for the financial year 2011 Press and Analysts' conference 30th March 2012 Final figures for the financial year 2011 14th May 2012 Q1 Interim Report 2012 31st May 2012 Annual Shareholders Meeting Hamburg

Contact: H&R AG, Investor Relations / Communications, Tanja Hemker-Passlack Neuenkirchener Straße 8, 48499 Salzbergen, Germany Phone: +49 40 43218-301, Fax: +49 40 43218-390 Email: tanja.hemker.passlack@hur.com www.hur.com

H&R AG: H&R AG is an SDAX listed specialist chemicals company. It develops and manufactures crude oil-based chemical and pharmaceutical products and high-precision plastic parts.

Forward-looking statements and forecasts: This ad-hoc communication contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current estimates and forecasts made by the Executive Board and the information available to the Board at this time. Forward-looking statements should not be interpreted as guarantees that the projected future developments and results will materialise. Future developments and results are dependent on a range of factors. They comprise various risks and imponderables and rest on assumptions which may prove incorrect. We do not accept any obligation to update the forward-looking statements made in this ad-hoc communication.

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Language: English
Company: H&R AG
Neuenkirchener Str. 8
48499 Salzbergen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)40 43 218 321
Fax: +49 (0)40 43 218 390
E-mail: investor.relations@hur.com
Internet: www.hur.com
ISIN: DE0007757007
WKN: 775700
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard),
Hamburg; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hannover, München, Stuttgart

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