Large shareholder majority for all agenda items

• Dividend payouts of 25 cents per share
• The MLP Executive Board and Supervisory Board have been discharged by the AGM in Mannheim with more than 99 percent

Mannheim, 20th May 2010 - MLP AG shareholders voted to accept all agenda items with a large majority at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mannheim’s “Rosengarten” today. Dividend payments of 25 cents per share were approved by 99.99 percent of votes. The Executive and Supervisory Boards were discharged with 99.84 and 99.76 percent of votes respectively. The Executive Board remuneration system was approved with 99.21 percent.

99.23 percent of shareholders also voted empowering the Executive Board to buy back company shares totalling up to a maximum of ten percent of share capital by 18th November 2011.

With 99.96 and 99.90 percent the shareholders have also accepted the proposal to reappoint Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Stuttgart, as auditor for the financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2010 as well as of the review of the 2010 interim financial report.

Almost 600 shareholders attended the AGM representing some 80 percent of the company’s share capital.

Agenda Item	Votes in favor in percent
Resolution concerning the use of unappropriated profit as per December 31st, 2009	99.99
Resolution on the discharge of the Executive Board for the financial year 2009	99.84
Resolution on the discharge of the Supervisory Board for the financial year 2009	99.76
Resolution on the approval of the remuneration system for members of the Executive Board	99.21
Resolution on the selection of the auditor for the financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2010	99.96
Resolution on the selection of the auditor for a review of the semi-annual financial report 2010	99.90
Resolution on the authorisation to buy back and use own shares with exclusion of subscription rights	99.23
Resolution on the authorisation to make use of equity derivates within the scope of purchasing own shares	95.99
Resolution on the cancellation of authorised capital and the creation of a new authorised capital as well as the relevant amendment to the articles of association	99.28
Resolution on amendment of the Company’s articles of association to comply with the legislation on implementation of the Shareholders’ Rights Directive (ARUG)	99.99
Resolution on the amendment of the Company’s articles of association with regard to the venue of the Annual General Meeting	99.96
Resolution on the amendment of Supervisory Board remuneration and corresponding amendment to the Company’s articles of association	99.21