Annual General Meeting of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG for financial year 2008/2009 approved all items on the agenda with clear majority

Around 1,700 shareholders today participated in the Annual General Meeting of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) for financial year 2008/2009, which was held at the Congress Center Rosengarten in Mannheim. Approximately 57 percent of the company's share capital was represented at the meeting.

The Management Board discussed the company's strategy and the balance sheet for the past financial year (April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009).

Approval from the company's shareholders was needed for six of the seven items on the AGM's agenda. Key items included appropriation of the retained earnings and the decision to approve an increase in capital stock. Shareholders also voted on a further four resolutions.

Note for editors:

A recording of the speech given by CEO Bernhard Schreier at the AGM - complete with text and charts - is available on the internet. More

The Annual Report and the Agenda for the Annual General Meeting can also be downloaded on the internet. More

Other dates:
The scheduled publication date for the financial statements for the first quarter of 2009/2010 is August 11, 2009.

For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Thomas Fichtl
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 99 
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 69
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.