Ad-hoc Announcements and Press Releases 2008

Date	Title
09/23/2008	Dürr and EDAG establish sales joint venture for aircraft business Stuttgart, September 23, 2008 – Dürr Systems GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dürr AG, and EDAG GmbH & Co. KGaA signed an agreement on the establishment of a joint venture, Dürr EDAG Aircraft... [more]
09/19/2008	S&P also upgrades Dürr rating Stuttgart, September 19, 2008 – Standard & Poor´s (S&P) has raised Dürr AG’s corporate credit rating from “B” to “B+”. At the same time, the rating for Dürr’s € 200 million corporate bond was... [more]
09/16/2008	Moody´s upgrades Dürr rating Stuttgart, September 16, 2008 – Moody´s has raised Dürr AG’s corporate rating from B2 to B1 with stable outlook. The rating for Dürr’s € 200 million corporate bond has improved from Caa1 to B3. Main... [more]
09/11/2008	Dürr seals forward-looking financing package New syndicated loan in the amount of € 440 million Bond redemption initiated with repayment of a tranche of 50% [more]
08/07/2008	Dürr fully on track at the mid-year mark Results (IFRS) for the first half of 2008 Strong sales and earnings growth Order backlog assures capacity utilization until mid-year 2009 Positive full-year outlook for 2008 Optimization of financial structure to continue [more]
06/19/2008	After capital increase: Moody´s and S&P with positive out-look for Dürr rating Stuttgart, June 19, 2008 – The rating agencies Standard & Poor´s (S&P) and Moody´s have reacted positively to Dürr AG’s capital increase on June 17, 2008. In light of the proceeds of € 44 million and... [more]
06/17/2008	(Ad-hoc) Dürr successfully places capital increase equivalent to just under 10% of capital stock € 44.0 million placed at a price of € 28.00 Basis for financing growth Optimization of financing structure [more]
05/02/2008	Dürr shareholders approve dividend of 40 cents per share Stuttgart, May 2, 2008 – Dürr AG plans a dividend increase for 2008. “We intend to improve our earnings further and let shareholders participate in that,” explained CEO Ralf Dieter at today’s annual... [more]
04/29/2008	Dürr continues earnings improvement in the first quarter Results (IFRS) for the first quarter of 2008 EBIT more than tripled Sales revenues up 17% Incoming orders well above 2007 quarterly average Positive outlook unchanged [more]
04/28/2008	Dürr campus relies on forward-looking energy concept Groundbreaking for office complex 40% lower energy costs than with conventional concept 2,100 metric tons less CO2 emissions per year Utilization of regenerative energy [more]
03/20/2008	Dürr optimistic for 2008 Results for 2007 2007: Strong earnings improvement Dividend of 40 cents per share “Dürr 2010” strategy as basis for further profitable growth [more]
03/14/2008	Dürr receives large paint systems order in USA Stuttgart, March 14, 2008 – The Dürr Group has received a major order from the BMW Group for its US plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, worth more than € 100 million. The production capacity will... [more]
03/03/2008	S&P raises the rating outlook for Dürr to “positive” Stuttgart, March 3, 2008 – Standard & Poor´s (S&P) has raised the rating outlook for Dürr AG from “stable” to “positive”. Dürr’s corporate credit rating has been left at “B” for the present. With the... [more]
02/25/2008	Dürr with sustained growth Preliminary figures 2007 (IFRS) Incoming orders up 22% Strong fourth quarter takes operating cash flow well into positive territory Net profit of € 21 million (2006: € 8.2 million) allows a dividend proposal of 40 cents per share... [more]
01/31/2008	Dürr registers strong growth in India Stuttgart, January 31, 2008 – The Dürr mechanical and plant engineering group is benefiting from the automotive industry’s strong expansion in India. In 2007, new orders from business in India rose... [more]