DGAP-News: VBH Holding AG: VBH Holding AG changes over to the Prime Standard

VBH Holding AG / Miscellaneous/Regulatory Approval

27.08.2008 

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With effect from the 27th August 2008, VBH Holding AG will have completed
the change over from General Standard to the Prime Standard on the German
stock exchange in Frankfurt. This means that in addition to its growth both
in Germany and internationally it is also becoming more open to the capital
market.

According to Rainer Hribar, chairman of the board at VBH Holding AG, the
company has raised its profile in the capital market and become more
acceptable to international investors as a result of being accepted into
the Prime Segment of the German stock exchange.

VBH Holding AG is a leading international dealer in construction fittings
with more than 120 branches in Europe and Asia. The straightforward trading
business has been expanded progressively in recent years with customer
service products, with which VBH supports more than 40,000 customers
throughout the world.  These include online shops, scanner systems for
electronic stock management, marketing tools as well as intelligent
solutions to fulfil future product-marking obligations within the European
market, with the CE mark for example.

VBH is currently trading in 39 countries and is opening up new markets all
the time. In comparison with the comparable period in the previous year the
VBH group increased its turnover in the first half of 2008 by 9.2 percent
and with its nearly 3.000 employees it is working towards a group turnover
of approximately 890-900 million Euro.






Contact:
Gerhard Weber / Investor Relations
Tel +49 (0) 7150-15-204
E-Mail ir@vbh.de



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Language:     English
Issuer:       VBH Holding AG
              Siemensstraße 38
              70825 Korntal-Münchingen
              Deutschland
Phone:        07150-15-204
Fax:          07150-15-376
E-mail:       g.weber@vbh.de
Internet:     www.vbh.de
ISIN:         DE0007600702
WKN:          760070
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard), Stuttgart;
              Freiverkehr in Berlin
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