Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Annual General Meeting for Financial Year 2011/2012 Agreed to all Items on the Agenda

Around 1,800 shareholders today participated in the Annual General Meeting of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) for financial year 2011/2012, which was held at the Congress Center Rosengarten in Mannheim. Just under 38 percent of Heidelberg's share capital was represented at the event.

The Management Board discussed the company's strategy and the balance sheet for the past financial year (April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012). Bernhard Schreier, Heidelberg CEO, bid farewell to the shareholders during his speech. He will hand over the post of Heidelberg CEO to Dr. Gerold Linzbach on September 1, 2012, after 13 years in this position.

Approval from the company's shareholders was needed for nine of the ten items on the AGM's agenda. The items included the restructuring of the approved and conditional capital, the change in the remuneration system for the members of the Management Board, and a change in the Memorandum and Articles of Association regarding the remuneration of the Supervisory Board members that will take effect next year. Shareholders also voted on a further five resolutions. All items on the agenda were approved with a clear majority.

Note for editors:

A recording of the speech - complete with text and presentation - given by CEO Bernhard Schreier at the AGM 2012 is available on the Internet at www.heidelberg.com .

The Annual Report and Agenda for the Annual General Meeting can also be downloaded from www.heidelberg.com.

Other dates:
The scheduled publication date for the financial statements for the first quarter of 2012/2013 is August 8, 2012.

Figures:
Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, at the Annual General Meeting for financial year 2011/2012 held at the Congress Center Rosengarten in Mannheim.

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For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Thomas Fichtl
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92-5900
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92-5069
E-mail: thomas.fichtl@heidelberg.com

Important note:
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and estimations by the Management Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft. Even though the Management Board is of the opinion that those assumptions and estimations are realistic, the actual future development and results may deviate substantially from these forward-looking statements due to various factors, such as changes in the macro-economic situation, in the exchange rates, in the interest rates and in the print media industry. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft gives no warranty and does not assume liability for any damages in case the future development and the projected results do not correspond with the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.