VBH Holding AG / Miscellaneous/Regulatory Approval 27.08.2008 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 DGAP 27.08.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: VBH Holding AG: VBH Holding AG changes over to the Prime Standard
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