Directors’ Dealings | 19 May 2008 11:48

DGAP-DD: Ahlers AG english

Notification concerning transactions by persons performing managerial responsibilities pursuant to section 15a of the WpHG Directors’ Dealings notification transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The person with duty of notification is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Details of the person subject to the disclosure requirement Company: Westfälisches Textilwerk Adolf Ahlers KG, vertreten durch den phG Jan A. Ahlers Person performing managerial responsibilities, triggering the disclosure requirement for the legal person Details of the person performing managerial responsibilities Position: Member of an administrative or supervisory body Information about the transaction with duty of notification Description of the financial instrument: Preferred shares ISIN/WKN of the financial instrument: DE0005009732 Type of transaction: Transfer Date: 13.05.2008 Price: not numberable Currency: EUR No. of items: 1312469 Total amount traded: 0 Place: over the counter Explanation for publication: Transfer to WTW-Beteilgungsgesellschaft mbH by way of contribution in kind Consideration for constribution of the wholly-owned subsidiary WTW-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH: Shares in the company with a nominal value of EUR 25,000.00 to WTW-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (Nominal share capital then: EUR 100,000.00) plus EUR 5,600,000.00 in the future owed as a loan Information about the company with duty of publication Issuer: Ahlers AG Elverdisser Straße 313 32052 Herford Deutschland ISIN: DE0005009708 WKN: 500970 End of Directors’ Dealings Notification (c) DGAP 19.05.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ID 6039