Ad-hoc Announcements and Press Releases 2004

Date	Title
12/20/2004	Ralf Dieter appointed to Dürr AG's Board of Management Ralf Dieter (43) will become a regular member of Dürr AG"s Board of Management effective January 1, 2005. His appointment was decided by the Supervisory Board at its meeting last Friday. [more]
12/14/2004	Dürr lands two big orders on thriving Eastern European market New paint shop for KIA in Zilina, Slovakia Expansion of paint shop for Russian company Izhmash-Avto Total order value of about Euro 120 million [more]
12/06/2004	Dürr subsidiary signs major contract in the presence of German Chancellor Schroeder in China Representing the Chinese Dürr company Schenck (Tianjin) Mineral Systems Co. Ltd., Schenck board member Dr. Jochen Weyrauch signed a contract today in Beijing (China) - in the presence of German... [more]
11/12/2004	Business figures for the first nine months of 2004 (US GAAP) - Dürr improves earnings significantly Nine-month sales at previous year"s level Unplanned expenses dampen earnings Gross margin improved Bundling competencies in Final Assembly Systems and... [more]
11/04/2004	(Ad-hoc) Dürr lowers earnings forecast for 2004 Unforeseen expenses totaling 12 - 14 million euros at Ecoclean and Final Assembly Systems Earnings before taxes expected to be between 8 and 12 million euros in 2004 SPRINT... [more]
11/04/2004	Dürr lowers earnings forecast for 2004 Unforeseen expenses totaling 12 - 14 million euros at Final Assembly Systems and Ecoclean Earnings before taxes expected to be between 8 and 12 million euros in 2004 Other... [more]
11/03/2004	Dr. Reinhold Grau has left the Dürr Board of Management Dr. Reinhold Grau (50) has left Dürr AG"s Board of Management at his own request effective as of October 31, 2004. His area of responsibility, the Paint Systems business unit, will be... [more]
09/17/2004	Squeeze-out Resolution effective - Dürr sole shareholder in Carl Schenck AG As a result of a squeeze-out Dürr has now increased its shareholding in Carl Schenck AG, Darmstadt, to 100%. The resolution, that was necessary to exclude minority shareholders and was approved... [more]
08/13/2004	(Ad-hoc) Dürr continues to improve earnings The Dürr Group achieved earnings before taxes of EUR 8.3 million in the first half of 2004 (previous year: EUR minus 11.8 million). Earnings before taxes in the second quarter of 2004 amounted to... [more]
08/13/2004	Business figures for the first half of 2004 (US GAAP) - Dürr continues to improve earnings Earnings before taxes up to Euro 8.3 million from Euro -11.8 million in the previous year¥s period SPRINT SQUARE earnings enhancement program consistently... [more]
07/19/2004	New Head of Sales for Dürr paint systems Edgar Schnetzer will become Head of Sales for the Paint Systems Automotive product line in Germany on October 1, 2004. [more]
07/15/2004	Dürr receives orders from DaimlerChrysler The Dürr Group has received two orders from DaimlerChrysler worth a total of Euro 87 million. Acting as general contractor, its Paint Systems business unit is to supply the paint shops for a new... [more]
07/06/2004	Dürr secures long-term financing Die Dürr AG hat die am 9. Juni angekündigten Kapitalmaßnahmen mit dem heutigen Closing erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Mit einer Unternehmensanleihe über 200 Mio. Euro und einem... [more]
06/30/2004	Dürr receives special award from Ferrari Dürr has received a special mention of the President"s Award for top performance suppliers from the Ferrari Maserati Group. The Italian sports car manufacturer honored Dürr for their... [more]
06/24/2004	Dürr to supply RoDip system to DaimlerChrysler The Dürr Group"s Paint Systems business unit has received a major order from DaimlerChrysler worth about Euro 34 million. [more]
06/09/2004	(Ad-hoc) Dürr optimizes external capital structure With Supervisory Board approval, Dürr AG's Board of Management has adopted a financing package to optimize its external capital structure. The elements of the package are a corporate bond and a... [more]
06/09/2004	400 shareholders at annual meeting in Stuttgart About 400 shareholders attended Dürr AG"s 15th regular annual meeting today at the Liederhalle Cultural and Congress Center in Stuttgart. [more]
05/14/2004	(Ad-hoc) Dürr with profit in the first quarter of 2004 With earnings before taxes of EUR 4.3 million (first quarter of 2003: EUR minus 14.5 million), the Dürr Group returned to the profit zone in the first quarter of 2004, after finishing fiscal 2003... [more]
05/14/2004	Quarterly figures per US GAAP - Dürr with profit in the first quarter of 2004 Earnings before taxes of Euro 4.3 million SPRINT SQUARE earnings enhancement program showing effects Sales significantly increased [more]
04/29/2004	Dürr presents final figures for 2003 Incoming orders and sales above previous year"s levels Group earnings burdened by restructuring measures and valuation allowances No dividend proposed for... [more]
04/28/2004	(Ad-hoc) Squeeze-out of Schenck minority shareholders for EUR 157 per unit share in cash In its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG approved the Board of Management's proposal to fix the cash settlement in the squeeze-out of Carl Schenck AG's minority shareholders at EUR... [more]
04/07/2004	Dürr honored by General Motors as 2003 Supplier of the Year Dürr AG received the Supplier of the Year Award from General Motors (GM). This is the fourth time the Dürr Group has received this renowned award. The world"s largest automobile... [more]
03/30/2004	(Ad-hoc) Dürr's 2003 earnings burdened by restructuring and valuation allowances According to preliminary figures, the Dürr Group increased consolidated sales in fiscal 2003 by about 8% to over Euro 2.2 billion (2002: Euro 2.1 billion). Also, at Euro 2.4 billion, new orders... [more]
03/30/2004	Dürr's 2003 earnings burdened by restructuring and valuation allowances According to preliminary figures, the Dürr Group increased consolidated sales in fiscal 2003 by about 8% to over Euro 2.2 billion (2002: Euro 2.1 billion). Also, at Euro 2.4 billion, new orders... [more]
03/02/2004	More order successes for Dürr in China The Dürr technology group is further expanding its position in the rapidly growing Chinese market. Our Paint Systems business unit is going to build a complete automobile paint shop for the... [more]
02/19/2004	(Ad-hoc) Dürr decides to squeeze out Schenck minority At today's meeting, Dürr AG's Supervisory Board approved the initiation of a process that will force the minority shareholders of Carl Schenck AG to sell their shares to the majority shareholder... [more]