Gräfelfing, Munich, 3 March 2008

The General Shareholders’ Meeting of Dr. Hönle AG, which is listed in the Prime Standard (SIC 515 710), concurred  with 99.99% of the votes cast concerning the proposal made by the Management Board and the Supervisory Board that a dividend of € 0.40 per share be paid for financial year 2006/2007. Accordingly, today (Monday, 3 March), the Company distributes the amount of T€ 2.075 to its shareholders.

In all, 186 shareholders, representing 53.0% of the Company’s capital stock attended the General Shareholders’ Meeting which was held in Munich on Friday.

In his speech at the Shareholders’ Meeting, the Board member, Norbert Haimerl, also referred to the Company’s goals: “We plan to increase sales revenue by 60% this financial year and, at the same time, increase the operating result by 40%. The basis for this high momentum is planned growth in the inkjet and offset printing segment and also on two acquisitions of 1 January 2008, namely Panacol AG and PrintConcept GmbH“. Hönle aims at integrating these enterprises into the Hönle Group through a swift and targeted approach and, according to Board member Heiko Runge, “to further expand Hönle’s good market position through additional take-overs in the future“.

In detail the results of the vote were:
Appropriation of retained earnings from the 2006/2007 financial year: consent 99.99%
Discharge of the Management Board members from responsibility for the 2006/2007financial year: consent 100.00%
Discharge of the Supervisory Board members for the 2006/2007 financial year: consent 100.00%
Appointment of the annual auditor for financial year 2007/2008: consent 100.00%

Contact: Dr. Hönle AG, Peter Weinert, Lochhamer Schlag 1, 82166 Gräfelfing/München, Tel.: 089-85 608-173, Fax: 089-85 608-101, ir@hoenle.de, www.hoenle.de