DKSH verstärkt Kapital- und Aktionärsbasis

Zurich, "Following the recently announced acquisition of the marketing, distribution and trading operations of Switzerland's long-established Desco Group, we are proud to announce another important step in DKSH's growth strategy," says Adrian T. Keller, Chairman of DKSH's Board of Directors and Vice Chairman of Diethelm Keller Holding. "Our family holding company's generations-long commitment to being the majority shareholder in DKSH has not changed; but the involvement of two sophisticated, international top investors opens up new perspectives for DKSH's growth and expansion."

Swiss investor Rainer-Marc Frey and FFP - a listed French industrial and financial holding company under the chairmanship of Robert Peugeot - have acquired substantial minority stakes from existing shareholders. In order to accelerate its growth and sustain its successful expansion, DKSH is substantially broadening its capital base through a capital increase.

Following the transactions, Rainer-Marc Frey and FFP, as strategic investors, will each hold more than 10 per cent of DKSH's share capital. Diethelm Keller Holding, a private family holding company will remain the substantial majority shareholder.

Robert Peugeot and Rainer-Marc Frey are proposed for election to the Board of Directors of DKSH Holding Ltd. at the extraordinary general meeting to be held on February 28, 2008. Adrian T. Keller: "We look forward to the additional expertise that the new members will bring to our Board of Directors."

"The fact that two internationally successful investors are showing this commitment to our group strongly supports our business model and the course our company is taking. After six years of strong, mainly organic growth, the strategic expansion of our shareholder base and the strengthening of our capital base opens up new growth prospects for us and creates further potential for acquisitions," says Dr. Joerg Wolle, President & CEO of DKSH.

Robert Peugeot, Chairman of FFP: "I was intrigued by the opportunity to invest into the combination of a well-established Swiss company with nearly 150 years of history and its unique position in the growth markets of Asia. Having got to know the management team of DKSH over the last couple of months, I am impressed with their professionalism, diversity and great commitment."

Rainer-Marc Frey: "Having invested for many years in South East Asia, I was always following interesting investment opportunities. A strategic shareholding in DKSH gives me the chance to extend my range of activities with the leading Market Expansion Services Group in Asia."

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