Ad hoc: Increased dividends, anniversary bonus and bonus shares for FUCHS' 75th company anniversary
After today's balance sheet meeting the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board will not only recommend to the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on June 21, 2006 an increase in dividends by €0.06 per share to €0.61 (0.55) for each ordinary share and to €0.67 (0.61) for each preference share but also the payment of an anniversary bonus of €0.10 each and the issue of one bonus share for each ten shares. The bonus shares would rank for dividend from January 1, 2006.
FUCHS would like to pay tribute to its 75 year existence by means of these shareholder-friendly measures.
On April 3, 2006 FUCHS PETROLUB AG will present the 2005 annual financial statements at the balance sheet press conference and explain them in a press release.
Mannheim, March 31, 2006
FUCHS PETROLUB AG
Public Relations Department
Friesenheimer Str. 17
68169 Mannheim
Tel.: ++49 (0) 621 3802 - 105
This ad hoc release is also available on the internet: www.fuchs-oil.de
Important note
This ad hoc release contains statements about future development that are based on assumptions and estimates by the management of FUCHS PETROLUB AG. Even if the management is of the opinion that these assumptions and estimates are accurate, future actual developments and future actual results may differ significantly from these assumptions and estimates due to a variety of factors. These factors can include changes to the overall economic climate, changes to exchange rates and interest rates and changes in the lubricants industry. FUCHS PETROLUB AG provides no guarantee that future developments and the results actually achieved in the future will agree with the assumptions and estimates set out in this press release and assumes no liability for such.