DGAP-News: SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG

DGAP-News: SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG: Dr. Alexander Kirsch appointed to member of the Supervisory Board

DGAP-News: SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG: Dr. Alexander Kirsch appointed to member of the Supervisory Board

09.06.2016 / 10:45 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Unterneukirchen/München (Germany), June 9, 2016. The Supervisory Board of SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG (WKN SKWM02 / ISIN DE000SKWM021) is being competently enhanced with Dr. Alexander Kirsch and henceforth consists again of six members, as stipulated by the articles of association.

Dr. Alexander Kirsch was appointed by the Competent Judge, based on a motion by the Executive Board of the company, until the next Annual General Meeting (AGM), after another candidate did not obtain a sufficient shareholder majority in the AGM of May 10, 2016.

SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG (quoted in Prime Standard) is the parent company of the global specialty chemicals group SKW Metallurgie, which in particular offers solutions in primary and secondary metallurgy as global partner of the steel industry; the company's Supervisory Board is not subject to employee co-determination.



Contact SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG Christian Schunck Head of IR and Corporate Communication Rathausplatz 11 84579 Unterneukirchen Germany

Phone IR/Press: +49 8634 62720-15 Fax: +49 8634 62720-16 E-Mail: schunck@skw-steel.com Internet: www.skw-steel.com

Note: The AGM of May 10, 2016 resolved to move legal headquarters from Unterneukirchen to München. This change shall be incorporated into the company register without undue delay.

About SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG and the SKW Metallurgie Group The SKW Metallurgie Group is a global market leader for chemical additives for hot metal desulphurization and for cored wire and other products for secondary metallurgy. The Group's products enable steel-makers to efficiently manufacture high-quality steel products. Clients include the world's leading companies in the steel industry. The SKW Metallurgie Group has more than 50 years of metallurgical know how, and currently operates in more than 40 countries. What is more, the Group is a leading supplier of Quab specialty chemicals, which are mainly used in the global production of industrial starch for the paper industry. The SKW Metallurgie Group is headquartered in Germany with production facilities in France, the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, South Korea, Russia, the Peoples' Republic of China and India (joint venture). The Group reached total revenues of EUR 285.5 million in 2015 and employs around 650 staff members (as of Dec. 31, 2015). Shares of SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG have been listed in Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Prime Standard since December 1, 2006; since 2011 (conversion to name shares) with ISIN DE000SKWM021.

Disclaimer This press release may include certain forward-looking statements which are based on currently available assumptions and predictions of the SKW Metallurgie Group's management as well as on other currently available information. Various identified as well as unidentified risks and uncertainties as well as other factors may result in a deviation of actual results, financial situation, development or achievement of the company compared to the assessments made herein. SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG does not intend and assumes no liability to update such forward-looking statements and to adjust them to future events and developments.

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Language: English Company: SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG Rathausplatz 11 84579 Unterneukirchen Germany Phone: +49 (0)8634 62720-15 Fax: +49 (0)8634 62720-16 E-mail: info@skw-steel.com Internet: www.skw-steel.com ISIN: DE000SKWM021 WKN: SKWM02 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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