DGAP-News: Hapag-Lloyd AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel Hapag-Lloyd AG: Supervisory Board extends Executive Board contracts 24.03.2017 / 17:11 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continuity in the executive management / Anthony J. Firmin remains COO / Nicolás Burr remains CFO At its regular meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG extended the Executive Board contracts of Anthony J. Firmin (COO) and Nicolás Burr (CFO) by two years until 30 June 2019 and 29 February 2020 respectively. "In this important phase involving the upcoming closing and subsequent integration of UASC, we are counting on continuity in the executive management. I am therefore delighted that the existing Executive Board team will continue its successful work", said Michael Behrendt, Supervisory Board Chairman of Hapag-Lloyd AG. Alongside Anthony Firmin and Nicolás Burr, the Executive Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG includes Rolf Habben Jansen (CEO) and Thorsten Haeser (CCO). About Hapag-Lloyd With a fleet of 166 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 963,000 TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world's leading liner shipping companies. The Company has around 9,400 employees at 366 sites in 121 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 1.6 million TEU - including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 128 liner services worldwide ensure fast, reliable connections between all the continents. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the leading operators in the Transatlantic, Latin America and Intra-America trades. Contact: Henrik Schilling Senior Director Investor Relations Hapag-Lloyd AG Ballindamm 25 20095 Hamburg Phone +49 40 3001-2896 Fax +49 40 3001-72896 Mobile +49 152 0159-7743 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24.03.2017 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Hapag-Lloyd AG Ballindamm 25 20095 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 (0) 40 3001 - 2896 Fax: +49 (0) 40 3001 - 72896 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.hapag-lloyd.com ISIN: DE000HLAG475, USD33048AA36 WKN: HLAG47, A1E8QB Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 558181 24.03.2017