Rhön-Klinikum AG — M&A Activity 2008

Nov 12, 2008

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Corporate | 12 November 2008 14:50

Joint Press Release: District of Wesermarsch and RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG

RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG / Acquisition/Disposal

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Takeover of Wesermarsch-Klinik Nordenham by RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG

Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale, 12 November 2008 ----- This morning the purchase
agreement between representatives of the District of Wesermarsch and the
Board of Management of RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG, Bad Neustadt, was notarised before
a notary in Nordenham. At the District Council meeting last Monday,
officials approved the 100% takeover of Wesermarsch-Klinik Nordenham by the
hospital group headquartered in the Rhön with effect from 1 January 2009.

Faced with the current challenges in the German healthcare system, the
existing owners wanted to find a strong partner for healthcare delivery
within the District. 'With RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG we have found the right partner
for the future. Together with its hospital network, we can ensure the
modernisation and thus the future viability of Wesermarsch-Klinik' said
Michael Höbrink, member of Wesermarsch District Council.

'As the takeover of ownership by Rhön-Klinikum AG ensures provision of
healthcare to the Wesermarsch population through integration with the other
facilities of Rhön-Klinikum AG from all care levels right up to maximum
care, this also secures the future viability, jobs and competitiveness of
Wesermarsch-Klinik Nordenham – something that had been a big worry for us
for many years' stated the chairman of the Supervisory Board and District
Council President Ernst Tannen, who sees the change in ownership as an
opportunity for a completely new start.

'With the takeover of Wesermarschklinik we secure local medical care
deliv-ery to the population within the District of Wesermarsch. Together
with the doctors and nurses, we want to provide patients with an attractive
medical offering by introducing patient-oriented processes and
future-oriented investments' explained Gerald Meder, deputy chairman of the
Board of Management of RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG.

The Company will establish a comprehensive medical offering comprising
outpatient and inpatient acute medical services. Healthcare provision for
the population within the District of Wesermarsch will be secured by
putting the inpatient area on a sound footing for the future and at the
same time entering into a new cooperation schemes with specialist doctors.

Wesermarsch-Klinik Nordenham has 137 beds and employs a staff of 345. The
inpatient service offering comprises the main departments of internal
medicine (57 beds) and surgery (55 beds) as well as the specialist
depart-ments of urology (11 beds), and women’s medicine/obstetrics (14
beds). In 2007 a total of 5,500 patients were treated on an inpatient
basis.

Contact from District of Wesermarsch
Michael Höbrink
Member of District Council
Telephone: 04401/927251
E-Mail: landrat@lkbra

Ernst Tannen
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Telephone: 04731/4173
E-Mail: ernst.tannen@t-online.de

Contact from RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG
Dr. Irmgard Stippler
Divisional Head of Corporate Communication
Telephone: +49 9771 65-1321 FAX: +49 9771 65-1306
E-Mail: irmgard.stippler@rhoen-klinikum-ag.com

12.11.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

Language: English
Issuer: RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG
Schlossplatz 1
97616 Bad Neustadt a.d.Saale
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)9771 - 65-0
Fax: +49 (0)9771 - 97 467
E-mail: fire.ir@rhoen-klinikum-ag.com
Internet: www.rhoen-klinikum-ag.com
ISIN: DE0007042301
WKN: 704230
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), München;
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart

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