DGAP-Ad-hoc: MLP AG / Key word(s): Strategic Company Decision MLP AG: MLP anticipates significant increase in free own funds through altered group structure 21-Feb-2017 / 13:29 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MLP anticipates significant increase in free own funds through altered group structure The Executive Board of MLP AG today decided on a change in the group structure. Through a legal corporate separation, the regulated banking and financial services business will be concentrated in one company and other brokerage and consulting services in the other. Furthermore, the supervisory scope of consolidation will be narrowed down. The objective behind bundling banking activities and changing the composition of the scope of consolidation is to significantly increase free own funds. On the basis of the current capital adequacy requirements, MLP expects the free own funds to increase gradually by probably around EUR 75 million by the end of 2021. MLP will thereby expand its scope for action above all for acquisitions and investments, but also in terms of the distribution of dividends. MLP expects that these measures will generate one-off exceptional costs of EUR 9 million in 2017. Taking into account these one-off exceptional costs, MLP is anticipating IFRS earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of at least EUR 36 million for 2017, which corresponds to an increase of 17 percent over 2015 (EUR 30.7 million). The Executive Board intends to base its dividend proposal for the financial year 2017 on the operating net profit (net profit before one-off exceptional costs) and will maintain a distribution rate of 50 to 70 percent. It is anticipated that the measures will be implemented in spring 2018. The implementation is subject to approval by the Supervisory Board and the final coordination with the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). The used key figures partly represent alternative performance indicators. A detailed description of these can be found at: https://mlp-ag.com/ investors/mlp-share/key-figures/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21-Feb-2017 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: MLP AG Alte Heerstraße 40 69168 Wiesloch Germany Phone: +49 (0)6222-308-8320 Fax: +49 (0)6222-308-1131 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.mlp-ag.de ISIN: DE0006569908 WKN: 656990 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Stuttgart; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Tradegate Exchange End of Announcement DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 546081 21-Feb-2017 CET/CEST