Dürr Annual Shareholders' Meeting agrees to dividend of Euro 1.10

06/12/2002

The shareholders of Dürr AG have agreed to a dividend of EUR 1.10 per unit share (no-par value) for fiscal 2001 at today's Annual Shareholders' Meeting in Stuttgart. This means that Dürr shareholders achieved a dividend yield of 4.6 % for 2001.

The agreed dividend reflects the continuity of Dürr's dividend policy. Dürr had already distributed a dividend of EUR 1.10 in the previous year. Payment will be effected according to the "half-income method".

The Annual Shareholders' Meeting agreed to all proposals brought forward for resolution by the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board. Ernst &Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Stuttgart, were appointed as auditors for fiscal 2002. Major parts of Dürr's Annual Shareholders' Meeting were again transmitted live on the Internet.

The Dürr Technology Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of manufacturing systems and manufacturing support services for the automotive industry and its suppliers. Dürr offers, as part of its 'Life Cycle Strategy', a comprehensive program of systems solutions for major value-adding steps in automobile manufacture. These range from production process planning to the installation of turnkey systems and on to manufacturing support services in full-production conditions. The five business units, operating under the strategic leadership of Dürr AG, employ approximately 12,500 people worldwide and are directly represented in more than 25 countries. In fiscal 2001 the Dürr Group achieved sales of over EUR 2.2 billion and an EBITDA operating result of EUR 135 million.