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M&A Activity • Feb 5, 2009

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Corporate | 5 February 2009 15:30

AURELIUS and ARQUES Industries suspend collaboration talks

AURELIUS AG / Merger

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Munich/Starnberg, 5 February 2009 – ARQUES Industries AG, AURELIUS AG and
its consortium partners have held talks about a possible merger of their
activities in recent months. Despite the very constructive course of the
talks, both companies now have jointly decided to transitionally suspend
them. Both companies reserve the right to continue talks at a later time
again. As a shareholder AURELIUS will continue to constructively accompany
ARQUES.

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

AURELIUS AG based in Munich, Germany, is a Frankfurt stock exchange listed
industrial holding company. AURELIUS acquires and actively develops
medium-sized companies and business units that no longer belong to the core
business of their previous owners. These include corporate spin-offs and
divestitures, as well as companies with operational improvement potential.
Through its operational in-house team, AURELIUS enhances the value of its
portfolio companies to the benefit of all stakeholders taking into account
corporate and social responsibility. The shares of AURELIUS AG are traded
on the open market of the Frankfurt stock exchange (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8).
05.02.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

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