ElringKlinger raises dividend by 25% - AGM in Stuttgart looks back on encouraging fiscal 2006

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Dettingen/Erms (euro adhoc) - Stuttgart, Dettingen/Erms, May 25, 2007
+++ SDAX-listed ElringKlinger AG will pay a dividend of EUR 1.25
(1.00) per share for the 2006 fiscal year. Attended by more than 600
shareholders, today's Annual General Meeting at the Kultur- und
Kongresszentrum conference center in Stuttgart agreed a 25% dividend
increase. The total dividend payment thus amounts to EUR 24 million.

Thus, ElringKlinger AG has again underlined its commitment to a
dividend policy that allows shareholders to participate in the
company's success in a sustained manner. Since 1997, the total
dividend payout has risen from EUR 1.4 million to EUR 24.0 million.
The proportion of profit distributed for 2006, calculated on the
basis of consolidated net income after minority interests, thus stood
at 41.6%.

The company's shareholders can look back on a successful financial
year in 2006. The automotive supplier managed to lift sales revenues
by 11.3% to EUR 528.4 (474.6) million in 2006; consolidated net
income after minority interests was propelled upward by 36.3% to EUR
57.8 (42.2) million. What is more, the encouraging business trend has
continued into the 2007 fiscal year.

The company's stock also performed well. Since the beginning of 2007,
ElringKlinger's share price has risen by 44%.

100 percent of shareholders voted in favor of formally approving the
actions of the Management Board and Supervisory Board. KPMG Deutsche
Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft was again appointed as auditor for
the fiscal year 2007.

In the foyer of the conference center in Stuttgart the company
presented the latest developments within its various business units
under the heading "Growth for the future". Those attending the event
were particularly interested in the fuel cell components and
high-performance plastic products developed by ElringKlinger's
Engineered Plastics division.

The Group has forecast further growth in sales revenues and earnings
for 2007. "We are determined to continue on the successful path of
growth witnessed in recent years. For this purpose, we intend to
invest more than EUR 60 million over the course of this year," said
Chairman of the Management Board of ElringKlinger AG, Dr. Stefan
Wolf, at the meeting. "Within this context, we will be focusing on
the three core requirements of the automobile industry: the reduction
of fuel consumption, the lowering of emission levels and the use of
alternative energies and drive concepts. Committed to innovation and
benefiting from our market position, we are well on the way to
achieving our goals for the current 2007 fiscal year, despite the
challenges of today's automobile markets. Sales revenues are to be
expanded by 5 to 7%, while net consolidated income after minority
interests adjusted for the one-off positive corporation tax effect in
2006 is to grow by around 10%," said Wolf.

end of announcement euro adhoc 25.05.2007 13:38:52
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Further inquiry note:
Stephan Haas
Investor Relations Manager
Telefon: +49(0)7123 724-137
E-Mail: stephan.haas@elringklinger.de

Branche: Automotive Equipment
ISIN: DE0007856023
WKN: 785602
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