Ad-hoc | 8 March 2003 15:50

Deutsche Telekom AG english

Reorganisation of the Deutsche Telekom AG Supervisory Board Ad-hoc-announcement processed and transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Bonn, 8 March 2003 Reorganisation of the Deutsche Telekom AG Supervisory Board Following the successful reorganisation of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom AG in 2002 under the leadership of Dr. Hans-Dietrich Winkhaus, a comprehensive reorganisation of the Supervisory Board is now planned. After Dr. André Leysen stepped down on 28 February 2003 on age grounds, Dr. Helmut Sihler and Gert Becker will also be resigning, for the same reason, after the shareholders’ meeting in May 2003. Deutsche Telekom applied to the Local Court last Friday for the appointment of a new Member of the Supervisory Board to replace Dr. Leysen. Deutsche Telekom proposes that Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel, Chairman of the Board of Management of Deutsche Post World Net, take up the vacant position. Subject to a corresponding recommendation by the Supervisory Board, Dr. Hans-Jürgen Schinzler, Chairman of the Board of Management of the Münchner Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, and Dr.-Ing. Wendelin Wiedeking, Chairman of the Board of Management of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, are to be proposed to the shareholders’ meeting as candidates for the additional vacancies. “Having taken these steps to restructure the Supervisory Board, I shall resign as Chairman of the Deutsche Telekom Supervisory Board at its next meeting and step down from the Supervisory Board altogether after the shareholders’ meeting”, stated Dr. Winkhaus. Subject to appointment by the Local Court, Dr. Zumwinkel will be elected the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board. “This now lays the foundation for a successful new start in the Supervisory Board as well as in the Board of Management. I believe that with its new Chairman of the Board of Management, Kai-Uwe Ricke, and his strong management team, Deutsche Telekom can look forward to a successful future”, explained Dr. Winkhaus. end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 08.03.2003 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 555750; ISIN: DE0005557508; Index: DAX, EURO STOXX 50 Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Stuttgart und München; EUREX; London, Amsterdam, NASDAQ Europe, Virtex, New York (ADR), Tokio 081550 Mär 03