Annual General Meeting of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG for Financial Year 2004/2005

• All items on the agenda approved with more than 97 percent of the votes
• Changes to the Supervisory Board with effect from July 31, 2005

Around 1,200 shareholders participated in the Annual General Meeting of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) for the past financial year 2004/2005 held at the Congress Center Rosengarten in Mannheim. Approximately 62 percent of Heidelberg's share capital was represented at the event.

All items on the agenda which are subject to voting were passed by over 97 percent of the shareholders entitled to vote.

Changes to the Employee Representatives on the Heidelberg Supervisory Board were also announced at the Annual General Meeting. Josef Pitz (63) and Pat Klinis (61) have resigned from the Supervisory Board with effect from July 31, 2005. The Company has applied to the Heidelberg Court of Registration to appoint their successors: Mirko Gei-ger (44), Senior Representative of IG Metall Heidelberg, nominated by IG Metall, and Peter Sudadse (50), Works Council member, Heidelberg-Wiesloch, and Deputy Chair-man of the Central Works Council, nominated by the latter.

It is anticipated that the Supervisory Board will be able to elect Rainer Wagner, the new Chairman of the Central Works Council, to the post of Deputy Chairman of the Supervi-sory Board in August when the latter will once again be at full strength. He will succeed Josef Pitz.

For further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Investor Relations
Dirk Kaliebe
Tel: +49 (0)6221 - 92 60 20
Fax: +49 (0)6221 - 92 60 61
E-mail: dirk.kaliebe@heidelberg.com