Corporate | 7 March 2013 07:00

AURELIUS Management Board proposes a dividend of EUR4.10 per share for financial year 2012

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07.03.2013 / 07:00

AURELIUS Management Board proposes a dividend of EUR4.10 per share for financial year 2012

105 percent increase in the distribution of dividends to a total of EUR39.4 million after the most successful financial year in the company's history

Munich, March 7, 2013 – The Management Board of Munich-based AURELIUS AG (ISIN DE000A0JK2A8) will recommend to the Supervisory Board that a dividend distributon of EUR4.10 per share from AURELIUS AG's net profits, representing an increase of 105 percent (previous year: EUR2.00), be proposed to the annual shareholders' meeting to be held on May 16, 2013. The dividend comprises a 20 percent higher base dividend of EUR1.80 (previous year: EUR1.50) and a 360 percent higher special distribution of EUR2.30 (previous year: EUR0.50). Thus, a total of EUR39.4 million will be distributed (previous year: EUR19.2 million). The reason behind the significantly higher special distribution is the successful sale of Schabmüller GmbH and Consinto GmbH in financial year 2012.

The sale of the electric motor manufacturer Schabmüller was the largest sale of a company in the history of AURELIUS. The proceeds from the sales are the key reason that AURELIUS had a record level of EUR244.7 million in cash at its disposal as of the end of financial year 2012 (December 31, 2011: EUR154.4 million) according to preliminary figures.

About Aurelius
The AURELIUS Group specializes in acquiring companies with development potential and providing them with operational support. With respect to the acquisition of subsidiaries, AURELIUS strives to identify, analyze, develop and exploit all available opportunities in the market. The AURELIUS Group understands itself to be a GOOD HOME for its subsidiaries on a long-term basis. Although its acquisition activities are not limited to a certain sector, AURELIUS has placed a certain emphasis on the following sectors: industrial enterprises, chemicals, business services, consumer goods/food & beverage and telecommunications, media & technology.
AURELIUS has many years of investment and management experience in different industries and sectors. AURELIUS improves the performance of its subsidiaries by providing management capacities and the necessary financial resources for investing in innovative products, sales and research. AURELIUS is a globally active company with offices in Munich and London and subsidiaries in Germany, Great Britain, France, Poland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovakia and Slovenia, as well as the United States, China, Malaysia, India, Thailand and South Korea. The shares of AURELIUS AG are traded in the m:access of the Munich Stock Exchange under ISIN DE000A0JK2A8. Additional information can be found at www.aureliusinvest.de .

Contact
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Phone +49 (89) 544799 – 0
Fax +49 (89) 544799 – 55
investor@aureliusinvest.de

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