DGAP-News: Manz AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel Manz AG: Company Parts Ways with CFO Gunnar Voss von Dahlen 26.03.2018 / 09:09 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manz AG: Company Parts Ways with CFO Gunnar Voss von Dahlen Reutlingen, March 26, 2018 - According to a statement released today by the globally active high-tech equipment manufacturer Manz AG, the Supervisory Board has dismissed Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Voss von Dahlen with immediate effect. The reason given by the company includes divergent opinions about the company's strategic direction in the future. Gunnar Voss von Dahlen, CFO of Manz AG since June 2017, was responsible for Finance and Controlling, Human Resources, IT, Organization, Administration, Investor Relations and Legal Affairs. Until the position has been filled, the duties and responsibilities of the CFO will be assumed by the Chief Executive Officer Eckhard Hörner-Marass and the Chief Operating Officer Martin Drasch. The Supervisory Board and the Management Board wish Mr. Voss von Dahlen all the best for the future. Company profile: Manz AG - passion for efficiency As a globally leading high-tech equipment manufacturer, Manz AG, based in Reutlingen, Germany, is a pioneer for innovative products in fast-growing markets. The company, which was founded in 1987, has expertise in five technology sectors: automation, laser processes, meteorology, wet chemistry and roll-to-roll processes. Manz implements and develops these technologies in three strategic business segments: "Electronics", "Solar" and "Energy Storage". The company has been listed on the stock exchange in Germany since 2006 and it currently pursues development and production activities in Germany, China, Taiwan, Slovakia, Hungary and Italy. Manz AG also has sales and service branches in the USA and India. Manz AG currently has a staff of around 1,700 employees, half of which are located in Asia. With its slogan "passion for efficiency", Manz makes the following service promise to its customers active in dynamic future-oriented industries: offering production equipment with the highest degree of efficiency and innovation. With Manz AG's comprehensive expertise in the development new production technologies along with the equipment required for this, the company makes a significant contribution to reducing production costs for end products and making these accessible to a broad range of buyers around the world. Contact cometis AG Claudius Krause Tel.: +49 (0)611 - 205855-28 Fax: +49 (0)611 - 205855-66 E-mail: [email protected] Manz AG Axel Bartmann Tel.: +49 (0)7121 - 9000-395 Fax: +49 (0)7121 - 9000-99 E-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26.03.2018 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: Manz AG Steigäckerstr. 5 72768 Reutlingen Germany Phone: +49 (0) 7121 9000-0 Fax: +49 (0) 7121 9000-99 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.manz.com ISIN: DE000A0JQ5U3 WKN: A0JQ5U Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 668497 26.03.2018