DGAP-Adhoc: Leica Camera AG: Changes of personnel on the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board


Leica Camera AG / Change of Personnel

18.06.2008 

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The Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG, Solms, Germany (ISIN
DE000A0EPU98), in its meeting of today has appointed Stephan Trippe as a
new additional member of the Board of Management. As a member of the Board
of Management Stephan Trippe will be responsible for the Company’s
Technology/Production area.

Also in today’s Supervisory Board meeting, Wulf Matthias has declared
vis-à-vis the members of the Supervisory Board and the Board of Management
that he resigns from his office as Chairman of the Supervisory Board but
that he does not abdicate his mandate as a member of the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board and the Board of Management have accepted his
resignation. Thereafter, the Supervisory Board elected Dr. Wolf Schumacher
Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Wulf Matthias Deputy Chairman of the
Supervisory Board. Both Dr. Wolf Schumacher and Wulf Matthias accepted
their election. Dr. Wolf Schumacher is Chairman of the Management Board of
Aareal Bank AG, Wiesbaden.


Contact:
Ralph Hagenauer / Phone direct +49 6442 - 208 152 / Fax direct +49 6442 -
208 333 / ralph.hagenauer@leica-camera.com


DGAP 18.06.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Leica Camera AG
              Oskar-Barnack-Straße 11
              35606 Solms
              Deutschland
Phone:        06442-208-0
Fax:          06442-208-333
E-mail:       ir@leica-camera.com
Internet:     www.leica-camera.com
ISIN:         DE000A0EPU98
WKN:          A0EPU9
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard);
              Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Hamburg, Stuttgart
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