Wacker Neuson SE / Legal Matter/Strategic Company Decision 19.02.2009 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wacker Neuson SE entered in Register of Companies Munich, February 19, 2009) With immediate effect, Wacker Construction Equipment AG is trading under the name Wacker Neuson SE. The new company was entered yesterday in the Register of Companies (HRB 177 839) at the Munich Magistrate's Court, thus marking the change of name and form legally effective. This also marked implementation of the proposals approved during the previous AGM on June 3, 2008. Proven Executive and Supervisory Board teams remain in place 'The conversion to an SE is a fitting move for a company with such an international profile as ours. In Europe alone, we have over 20 different affiliates and 120 sales and service stations in different countries. This new legal form allows us to maintain our proven employee participation model and keep two employee representatives on the six-strong Supervisory Board,' explains Dr.-Ing. Georg Sick, CEO of Wacker Neuson SE. At its constituent meeting last week, the Supervisory Board voted in favor of continuity at executive level and appointed the former Executive Board members Dr.-Ing. Georg Sick, Martin Lehner, Günther Binder, Werner Schwind and Richard Mayer to the Executive Board of the new Wacker Neuson SE. The company's headquarters will remain in Munich. Share listing to be updated shortly Registered company shares currently listed on the regulated Prime Standard segment of the German stock exchange (ISIN DE000WACK012 / WKN WACK01) will most likely be renamed to Wacker Neuson SE on March 4, 2009. Shareholders of Wacker Construction Equipment AG will automatically become shareholders of Wacker Neuson SE. About Wacker Neuson: Completed in 2007, the merger between the parent company Wacker Construction Equipment AG and Neuson Kramer Baumaschinen AG has created a major global manufacturer of light and compact equipment. With over 30 affiliates and more than 180 sales and service stations across the globe, the new company offers an unparalleled product portfolio. All products manufactured by the company are now branded Wacker Neuson. The exceptions to this in Europe are Kramer all-wheel loaders and the Weidemann brand, which will be retained and further developed for the agricultural industry. With over 300 product categories and extensive rental, spare parts and repair services, Wacker Neuson is the partner of choice among professional users in construction, gardening, landscaping and agriculture, as well as among municipal bodies and companies in the industrial and recycling sectors. A European company since February 2008, the group trades under the name Wacker Neuson SE. Your contact partner at Wacker Neuson: Wacker Neuson SE Imre Szerdahelyi Head of Corporate Communication Preußenstr. 41 80809 Munich, Germany Tel. +49 - (0)89 - 354 02 - 251 imre.szerdahelyi@eu.wackergroup.com www.wackerneuson.com DGAP 19.02.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Wacker Neuson SE Preußenstr. 41 80809 München Deutschland Phone: +49 - (0)89 - 354 02 - 0 Fax: +49 - (0)89 - 354 02 - 390 E-mail: info@eu.wackergroup.com Internet: www.wackerneuson.com ISIN: DE000WACK012 WKN: WACK01 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: Wacker Neuson SE: Wacker Construction Equipment AG converts to Wacker Neuson SE
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