Large majority of shareholders approves all agenda items at AGM

• Dividend payout of 32 cents per share agreed
• MLP Executive Board and Supervisory Board both discharged with more than 99.98 percent at the Annual General Meeting in Mannheim
• Members of the Supervisory Board confirmed in office

Mannheim, June 6, 2013 – At today's regular Annual General Meeting of MLP AG at the Rosengarten Mannheim, the shareholders approved all items on the agenda with a large majority. 99.99 percent approved the profit distribution of 32 cents per share. The Executive Board and Supervisory Board were discharged with 99.99 percent and 99.98 percent respectively.

Furthermore, 99.95 percent of shareholders authorised the Executive Board to purchase own shares amounting to just under 10 percent of share capital by June 5, 2018. The recommendations of the nomination committee for the composition of the Supervisory Board were approved by more than 99.67 percent respectively. The shareholders therefore confirmed Dr. Peter Lütke-Bornefeld, company founder Dr. h. c. Manfred Lautenschläger, Johannes Maret and Dr. Claus-Michael Dill in office as shareholders' representatives. In addition, Alexander Beer and Burkhard Schlingermann were elected as employees' representatives on April 17.

Furthermore, 99.61 percent of shareholders also approved the recommendation to appoint KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Berlin, as auditor and Group auditor as well as for reviewing the semi-annual financial report 2013.

In total, more than 700 shareholders participated in the Annual General Meeting, representing around 82 percent of share capital.

Item	Yes votes in %
Resolution concerning the use of unappropriated profit as per December 31, 2012	99.99
Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Executive Board for the financial year 2012	99.99
Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board for the financial year 2012	99.98
Appointment of the auditor for the financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2013 and for a review of the semi-annual financial report 2013 a. The Appointment of KMPG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Berlin, Germany, as auditor and Group auditor for the financial year 2013	99.61
b. KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Berlin, Germany, will also be commissioned to review the condensed financial statements and the interim management report pursuant to §§ 37w (5), 37y No. 2 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) for the financial year 2013	99.61
Resolution on the authorisation to buy back and use own shares with the exclusion of subscription rights	99.95
Resolution on the authorisation to make use of equity derivatives within the scope of purchasing own shares	99.89
Election for the Supervisory Board a. Dr. Peter Lütke-Bornefeld, former Chairman of the Executive Board of Kölnische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Everswinkel	99.88
b. Dr. h.c. Manfred Lautenschläger, former Chairman of the Executive Board of MLP AG, Gaiberg	99.67
c. Johannes Maret, CEO of Maret GmbH, Managing Director of Weingut Reverchon KG and Investment Committee Member of The Triton Fund LP, Jersey, Burgbrohl	99.88
d. Dr. Claus-Michael Dill, former Chairman of the Executive Board of Damp Holding AG, Berlin	99.88

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