Share Buyback 2008

The stock buy-back program which began on November 11, 2008 has now ended. Between November 13, 2008 and January 16, 2009, the company repurchased 112,832 of its own shares at an average purchase price of €26.79. This corresponds to a proportionate interest in share capital of 2.17% and a total purchase price of €3.02 million.

Ad-hoc announcement on the share buyback