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H&R WASAG AG is now called H&R AG
01.08.2011 / 17:31
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Press release
H&R WASAG AG is now called H&R AG
Salzbergen, 1st August 2011. At the H&R WASAG AG Annual Shareholders'
Meeting in May 2011, the shareholders resolved to change the name H&R WASAG
AG to H&R AG. The initials 'WASAG' stand for 'Westfälisch Anhaltinische
Sprengstoff Aktien Gesellschaft' (Westphalian Anhaltian Explosives
Corporation). The Group suspended its explosives operations back in 2007.
H&R stands for Hansen and Rosenthal. The Hansen & Rosenthal Group, which
holds a majority interest in H&R AG, began as a trading firm selling
petroleum jelly products and grew to become a global producer of crude
oil-based products, such as paraffins, plasticisers and white oils, with 25
locations, represented on every continent.
The name change has been entered in the commercial register of Osnabrück
and is effective immediately. As part of the renaming, the company is
adopting a new logo and its stock market symbol WAS is being replaced by
2HR.
The next scheduled dates:
12th August 2011 Publication of the 2nd quarterly report for 2011
14th November 2011 Publication of the 3rd quarterly report for 2011
Contact:
H&R AG, Investor Relations / Communications, Christian Pokropp
Neuenkirchener StraÃe 8, 48499 Salzbergen, Germany
Phone: 0049 (0)40-43218-321, Fax: 0049 (0)40-43218-390
Email: Christian.Pokropp@hur.com
www.hur-wasag.com
H&R AG:
The SDAX-listed company H&R AG is active in the fields of development and
manufacture of chemical-pharmaceutical specialty products based on crude
oil, and in the production of precision plastic parts.
Forward-looking statements and forecasts:
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements
are based upon current estimates and forecasts of the executive board as
well as information that are available to the executive board at this point
in time. They are not to be taken as guarantees of future developments and
results. The future developments and results are much more dependent upon
many factors. They contain various risks and uncertainties and are based
upon assumptions that may prove to be inaccurate. We assume no obligation
to update the forward-looking statements contained in this report.
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Language: English
Company: H&R AG
Neuenkirchener Str. 8
48499 Salzbergen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)40 43 218 321
Fax: +49 (0)40 43 218 390
E-mail: investor.relations@hur.com
Internet: www.hur-wasag.de
ISIN: DE0007757007
WKN: 775700
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard), Hamburg; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hannover,
München, Stuttgart
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