Herlitz AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel 20.12.2013 17:17 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG _______________________ Berlin, 18 December 2013 New Management Board team at Herlitz AG in 2014 The Supervisory Board has appointed Mrs. Frauke Wandrey to Management Board of Herlitz AG with effect from 01 January 2014. Together with her Management Board colleague Mr. Hooi Keat Loo, Mrs. Frauke Wandrey will in particular be responsible for driving the strategic process of reorientation for the future success of the company. Mrs. Wandrey was involved in the restructuring process of the German Pelikan companies as Managing Director of Pelikan Produktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG over the past two and a half years. She is Member of the Board of Directors of Pelikan Holding AG, Switzerland, and Head of Corporate Legal Department. The Management Board 20.12.2013 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Herlitz AG Am Borsigturm 100 13507 Berlin Germany Phone: +49 (0)30 43 93-0 Fax: +49 (0)30 43 93-3300 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.herlitz.de ISIN: DE0006053101, DE0006053119 WKN: 605310, 605311 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------