DGAP-Ad-hoc: OHB SE / Key word(s): Miscellaneous OHB SE: OHB System AG proposal for PLATO project selected by ESA 25-Apr-2018 / 13:15 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bremen, April 25 2018 OHB System AG, a subsidiary of Bremen-based space and technology group OHB SE (Prime Standand, ISIN DE0005936124) was selected today as prime contractor for the science mission PLATO by the European Space Agency ESA. The contract value will most likely amount to EUR 297 million. The negotiations are expected to start in June. PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of Stars) is a mid-sized research mission to be launched in 2026 for exploring exoplanetary systems. Through a satellite-based observatory, planets within the orbits of other solar systems should be searched for and should be explored. During the development and the production of the PLATO satellite, OHB System will have access to the contribution of a core team consisting of Thales Alenia Space (France and UK) and RUAG Space Switzerland. Contact: Investor Relations Martina Lilienthal Tel.: +49 421 - 2020-720 Fax: +49 421 - 2020-613 E-Mail: [email protected] Corporate Communications Günther Hörbst Tel.: +49 421 - 2020-9438 E-Mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25-Apr-2018 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: OHB SE Karl-Ferdinand-Braun-Str. 8 28359 Bremen Germany Phone: +49 (0)421 2020 8 Fax: +49 (0)421 2020 613 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.ohb.de ISIN: DE0005936124 WKN: 593612 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of Announcement DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 678975 25-Apr-2018 CET/CEST