SGL CARBON SE / Key word(s): Change of Personnel 16.06.2014 10:48 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wiesbaden, June 16, 2014. SGL Carbon SE announces that the CFO Jürgen Muth today has notified his departure from the Management Board of SGL Carbon SE as of June 30, 2014 by mutual agreement. Supervisory Board and Management Board regret his departure, thank Mr. Muth for his commitment and wish him all the very best for his future endeavors. Furthermore, the Supervisory Board has resolved today that Dr. Michael Majerus will take over the position as CFO. He is appointed as new CFO of the Company with effect as of July 1, 2014 for a term of three years until June 30, 2017. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News: Important note: This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on the information currently available to us and on our current projections and assumptions. By nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, as a consequence of which actual developments and results can deviate significantly from these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not to be understood as guarantees. Rather, future developments and results depend on a number of factors; they entail various risks and unanticipated circumstances and are based on assumptions which may prove to be inaccurate. These risks and uncertainties include, for example, unforeseeable changes in political, economic, legal, and business conditions, particularly relating to our main customer industries, such as electric steel production, to the competitive environment, to interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations, to technological developments, and to other risks and unanticipated circumstances. Other risks that in our opinion may arise include price developments, unexpected developments connected with acquisitions and subsidiaries, and unforeseen risks associated with ongoing cost savings programs. SGL Group does not intend or assume any responsibility to revise or otherwise update these forward-looking statements. 16.06.2014 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: SGL CARBON SE Söhnleinstraße 8 65201 Wiesbaden Germany Phone: +49 (0)611 6029 - 0 Fax: +49 (0)611 6029 - 101 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.sglgroup.de ISIN: DE0007235301 WKN: 723530 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------