Henkel AG & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Change of Personnel 18.01.2016 10:13 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Düsseldorf, January 18, 2016 Kasper Rorsted will leave the Henkel Management Board by mutual agreement, Hans Van Bylen appointed as new CEO In today's meeting, the Supervisory Board of Henkel Management AG in alignment with the Shareholder's Committee agreed unanimously and by mutual agreement to Kasper Rorsted's request to prematurely terminate his position as Chairman of the Management Board of the Henkel Management AG as personally liable partner of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA as of April 30, 2016. As of May 1, 2016 Hans Van Bylen, member of the Management Board and responsible for Henkel's Beauty Care business, has been appointed as Chairman of the Management Board of the Henkel Management AG. The successor of Hans Van Bylen will be announced in due course. The change in the Management Board at this point in time will assure that the newly appointed CEO Hans Van Bylen will lead the development of and will be responsible for the next strategy cycle 2017- 2020 which will be communicated by end of this year. Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 18.01.2016 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Henkel Str. 67 40191 Düsseldorf Germany Phone: +49 (0)211 797-0 Fax: E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.henkel.de ISIN: DE0006048432, DE0006048408 WKN: 604843, 604840 Indices: DAX Listed: Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------