Aurelius SE & Co. KGaA

M&A Activity • Apr 3, 2009

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Corporate | 3 April 2009 14:53

AURELIUS sells Richard Scherpe Group to financial investor

AURELIUS AG / Disposal

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• Sale after realignment

• Majority takeover by Swiss GIK Group

Munich, 3 April 2009. After realignment, Munich-based industrial holding
AURELIUS today sold the majority of its subsidiary RSG Media Holding Ltd.,
holding company of Richard Scherpe Group, to a financial investor. Swiss
GIK GmbH plans to successfully develop the leading specialty printers of
cardboard and adhesive labels and expand its market position.

Richard Scherpe Group became part of the AURELIUS Group in August 2006. As
a niche player in the highly competitive market for printing services, the
company was consequently focused on the needs of a consolidating market.

Dr. Dirk Markus, CEO of AURELIUS, comments the sale: 'A commitment to a
specialty printer like Scherpe represents a challenge in the current market
environment. With GIK, we have now found an investor, who will continue to
successfully develop the company. The sale enables us to focus our
management capacities on other issues. '

For further information on AURELIUS please contact:
Ingo Middelmenne
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Phone +49 (89) 544799 56
Fax +49 (89) 544799 55
ingo.middelmenne@aureliusinvest.de

About AURELIUS AG

Munich-based AURELIUS AG acquires medium-sized companies and subsidiaries
that no longer belong to the core business of their previous owners.
AURELIUS also takes over companies with complex initial structures and
actively continues to develop them. With the aid of a specialized task
force, the company raises the value-added potential of its subsidiaries for
the benefit of all involved while at the same time observing the associated
social responsibility. The shares of AURELIUS AG are traded on the open
market of the Frankfurt stock exchange (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8).

About GIK GmbH

GIK group with headquarters in Herisau (Switzerland) is a majority investor
in Europe-based SMEs with a healthy core operating in a stable market. It
aims to sustainably maximize the enterprise value of its subsidiary
companies through operational and financial strengthening. The management
team of GIK is well experienced in leading mid-sized companies. GIK also
offers institutional and private investors an opportunity of co-investments
in SMEs.
03.04.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

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