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Dürr AG: Dürr successfully places capital increase equivalent to just under 10% of capital stock

Dürr Aktiengesellschaft / Capital Increase
Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted byDGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.----------------------------------------------------------------------- € 44.0 million placed at a price of € 28.00  - Basis for financing growth- Optimization of financing structure Stuttgart, June 17, 2008 – Today, the Board of Management of Dürr AGresolved to carry out a capital increase for cash excluding shareholders'subscription rights. On the strength of an authorization passed by theAnnual Shareholders’ Meeting in 2006 1,572,500 bearer ordinary shares (justunder 10% of the capital stock) were placed mainly with institutionalinvestors in an accelerated bookbuilding process. With a placing price of €28.00 the proceeds (before transaction fees) for Dürr AG amount to € 44.0million. The capital stock has increased from € 40,263,731 to € 44,289,331.The Supervisory Board's approval of the capital increase is currently beingobtained.With the capital increase Dürr intends to further improve its financingstructure. The aim is greater long-term security and at the same timeflexibility and efficiency.Another purpose of the capital increase is to secure the basis forfinancing growth. Besides above-average organic growth relative to themarket, Dürr also plans several smallish bolt-on acquisitions to round outits activities.Dürr intends to redeem a substantial part of its high-yield bond in thesummer of 2008. In addition, negotiations are currently being conducted inthe credit consortium for prolonging and increasing the syndicated creditfacility in line with the company’s improved situation. This package ofmeasures will probably yield significant relief in interest expense alreadyin 2009. Dürr expects this to have a positive effect on earnings per shareand thus create value for shareholders. In addition, Dürr expects anaccelerated upgrading of its corporate ratings by the rating agencies.
Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:DISCLAIMER:THIS PUBLICATION IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED,AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED, AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF ANOFFER TO BUY OR SUBSCRIBE FOR ANY SECURITIES. NO OFFER OF SECURITIES OFDÜRR AG, STUTTGART IS BEING, OR WILL BE, MADE IN ANY JURISDICTION.THIS PUBLICATION AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS NOT FORPUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITEDSTATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN. THE SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY DESCRIBEDHEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACTOF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE 'SECURITIES ACT'), OR THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, ANDMAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO ANEXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATIONREQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS. THERE WILL BENO PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.Contact:Dürr AG  Günter DielmannCorporate Communications & Investor RelationsPhone +49 (0)711 136-1785   Fax +49 (0)711 136-1716 E-mail corpcom@durr.com17.06.2008  Financial News transmitted by DGAP---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language:     EnglishIssuer:       Dürr Aktiengesellschaft              Otto-Dürr-Strasse 8              70435 Stuttgart - Zuffenhausen              DeutschlandPhone:        +49 (0)711 136-0Fax:          +49 (0)711 136-1034E-mail:       investor.relations@durr.comInternet:     www.durr.comISIN:         DE0005565204WKN:          556520Indices:      SDAXListed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Stuttgart;              Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg End of News                                     DGAP News-Service