DGAP-News: Deufol SE / Key word(s): Change of Personnel Deufol SE: DEUFOL Group merges with RIEDER(R) 21.09.2016 / 13:00 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESS RELEASE DEUFOL Group merges with RIEDER(R) Deufol Austria, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deufol SE, the world market leader in the area of industrial goods packaging, and RIEDER(R), full range supplier in the field of packaging services, will merge retroactively as of January 2016. With this step Deufol SE expands its global network of IT-based packaging and logistic solutions in the area of industrial goods packaging further. The new jointly formed company has got, in addition to its market leadership in Austria in the areas of wooden crating, transport/loading as well as special services, a strong and internationally acting partner with the Deufol SE. Goal of this merger is to provide even better, more specialized and more customer specified packaging solutions to the Austrian market, as well as to utilize the customizable IT-solutions of the Deufol-Data-Connect tool box within the framework of Industry 4.0. The international Deufol network has grown meanwhile to 87 operations in 11 countries distributed over 3 continents. This step assures a competent pooling of high-level expertise and further increases the capabilities of the Deufol Group. This will benefit the national, as well as international, clients of the Deufol Group of companies. About the Deufol Group: The Deufol Group is a global premium service provider for packaging and related services. The service portfolio includes export & industrial packaging, logistic services, automated packaging, innovative IT-solutions along the supply chain, promotional & display packaging as well as data packaging. The company Deufol, headquartered in Hofheim (Wallau), near Frankfurt am Main, is present at 87 operations in 11 countries and employs approximately 2,700 employees. In 2015 the group wide sales aggregated to EUR 325 million. Contact Information: Claudia E. Ludwig Investor Relations / Corporate Communications / WE FOCUS ON PACKAGING + SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITS AND REMOVE THEM! Deufol SE ▪ Johannes-Gutenberg-Straße 3-5 ▪ D-65719 Hofheim (Wallau) Phone: +49 6122 50-1228 ▪ Mobile: +49 160 9148 9129 ▪ Fax: +49 6122 50-1300 [email protected] www.deufol.com Contact: Deufol SE Claudia Ludwig Johannes-Gutenberg-Strasse 3-5 65719 Hofheim (Wallau) Tel.: +49 (6122) 50 1228 E-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.09.2016 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 504069 21.09.2016