Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft / Miscellaneous 22.04.2008 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beiersdorf AG: Realignment of Consumer Supply Chain In 2008 gains of Euro 15 million instead of Euro 30 million outstanding expenses While reviewing the impact of the financial effects related to the realignment of Beiersdorfs Consumer Supply Chain, which started 2005, new circumstances have lead the Executive Board in its yesterdays meeting to revise the initial estimates. In this connection Beiersdorf now expects gains of Euro 15 million for 2008. In the expected business developments in the Annual Report 2007 the company still anticipated expenses of Euro 30 million in 2008. Not only could the sale of various production and logistics facilities be concluded successfully, but expenses for outstanding measures were assessed and adjusted according to the scheduled progress of the project. The planned total expenditures for the realignment of the Consumer Supply Chain will now be reduced to an amount below Euro 200 million instead of the initially planned Euro 220 million. Beiersdorf continues to assume that the remaining financial impact will occur in 2008, and that only minor expenses may occur in the first half of 2009. The cost savings of Euro 70 million for 2008 and Euro 100 million per year from 2009 onwards remain unchanged. Contact: Presse & Public Relations Claudia FasseTel.: +49 (40) 4909 2001 Fax: +49 (40) 4909 2516 Investor Relations Tel.: +49 (40) 4909 5000 Fax: +49 (40) 4909 18 5000 DGAP 22.04.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft Unnastraße 48 20245 Hamburg Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)40 4909-0 Fax: +49 (0)40 4909-34 34 E-mail: kontakt@Beiersdorf.com Internet: www.Beiersdorf.com ISIN: DE0005200000 WKN: 520000 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hannover, München, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Beiersdorf AG: Realignment of Consumer Supply Chain In 2008 gains of Euro 15 million instead of Euro 30 million outstanding expenses
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