Ad hoc release: Change in shareholder structure of ALSO Holding AG

During the merger of ALSO and Actebis in January 2011, Droege Group and Schindler Group signed a shareholders’ agreement to manage their holdings, which at that time comprised more than 81% in the new company, ALSO-Actebis Holding AG (now ALSO Holding AG). Because Schindler’s ownership share has now fallen below 10 percent, the shareholders’ agreement between Special Distribution Holding GmbH (a subsidiary of Droege International Group AG, majority shareholder of ALSO Holding AG) and Schindler Holding AG will be terminated as planned. Consequently, the contractually provided minority and representation rights of Schindler Holding AG will cease.

Special Distribution Holding GmbH remains the majority shareholder of ALSO Holding AG with a shareholding of 51.3 percent.