Eckert & Ziegler to Recommend Dividend Payment

(Ad hoc press release)

Berlin, 24 March 2010 - The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of Eckert & Ziegler (ISIN DE0005659700) have decided on today's Supervisory Board meeting to recommend a dividend payment of 0.45 EUR per share (previous year: 0.30 EUR per share) to the shareholder meeting on 20 May 2010. It applies, including all shares from the capital increases of 2009, for some 5.3 million shares entitled to dividend. An annual profit of the group of 7.4 million EUR without special effects is expected. Further details will be published on 30 March 2010 in Berlin.

The Board of Directors