Deutsche Börse AG: Change in Supervisory Board

Release date: 06 Sep 2005 08.11 PM

Kurt F. Viermetz will assume the chair of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse taking effect as of the end of the Board meeting on October 10 when the current Chairman Dr. Rolf-E Breuer will resign. Furthermore, Mehmet Dalman, Dr. Stefan Jentzsch and Hessel Lindenbergh resigned their posts. This was announced by Deutsche Börse on Tuesday. Breuer and Viermetz have held discussions with suitable candidates for the available positions on the Supervisory Board as well as the position of chief executive officer of Deutsche Börse and will present these to the relevant committees.

These changes mark the completion of the realignment of the Supervisory Board to reflect the company's new ownership structure, as announced in May.

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