Dürr back in SDAX with effect from January 29, 2007

01/25/2007

Stuttgart, January 25, 2007 – With effect from January 29, 2007, the Dürr AG share will again be part of the SDAX, the index of Deutsche Börse AG for small caps. This was decided by Deutsche Börse at an extraordinary index review meeting yesterday as the former SDAX member Klöckner+Co will be included in the MDAX index as part of an unscheduled amendment to its composition, replacing Hypovereinsbank.

Martin Hollenhorst, CFO of Dürr AG: “Inclusion in the SDAX is an important success for Dürr and documents that investors recognize the progress we have made and take a positive view of the company’s prospects for the future”.

The Dürr Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of products, systems, and services for automobile manufacturing. Its range embraces important stages in the vehicle production process. As a systems supplier, Dürr designs and builds paint shops and final assembly plants. Dürr also supplies cleaning and filtration equipment used in the production of engine and transmission components as well as balancing and diagnostic systems for vehicle components. Business with automobile manufacturers and their suppliers accounts for about 90% of consolidated sales. Other important customer groups are the mechanical engineering sector and the chemical, pharmaceutical, coating, and aviation industries.