Herlitz AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel 30.03.2015 18:09 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG _______________________ Berlin, 30 March 2015 Torsten Jahn boosts management team Herlitz Aktiengesellschaft announces that the Company's Supervisory Board has appointed in today's meeting Torsten Jahn as further member of the Management Board with immediate effect. Mr Jahn's remit will be in particular the portfolios "Marketing and Sales" in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and he will be working with fellow board members Frauke Wandrey, Hooi Keat Loo and Claudio Esteban Seleguan to drive the expedited, profit-oriented development and value enhancement of the group as part of the planned transaction. Besides his Management Board seat, Mr Jahn is already Managing Director of Pelikan Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. The company markets successfully products under the brands Pelikan, herlitz, Susy Card and Geha in Germany and Austria. The Management Board 30.03.2015 The DGAP 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-ag.com ISIN: DE0006053101, DE0006053119 WKN: 605310, 605311 Listed: Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (General Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Munich, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------