Heidelberg Withdraws 1,684,611 Shares

On March 11, 2008 the Management Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) decided to withdraw 1,684,611 no-par bearer shares (2.1 percent of outstanding shares) by means of a simplified capital retirement process in compliance with the Stock Corporation Act, Section 71 para. 1 no. 8 sentence 6. The Management Board was authorized accordingly by the Annual General Meetings of July 20, 2006 and July 26, 2007. The Supervisory Board agreed with this measure during its board meeting on March 31, 2008.
 
The company's capital stock now amounts to 199,791,191.04 Euro and is divided into 78,043,434 no-par bearer shares.
 
Fur further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Dr. Friedmar Nusch
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 59 00
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 69
Mob.: +49 (0)172 692 32 29
E-mail: friedmar.nusch@heidelberg.com