Press Releases 2006

Wiesloch, 22nd December 2006

MLP ends share buyback programme

• MLP buys back a total of 8.9 million shares
• Decision regarding continuation will be made after the conclusion of the 2006 financial year

Wiesloch 23rd November 2006

Wulf Böttger appointed as new member of the MLP executive board responsible for sales

• Many years of sales and marketing experience
• Supervisory board chairman Manfred Lautenschläger comments: "This appointment will clearly strengthen the MLP sales segment"

Wiesloch 8th November 2006

Renewed revenue and profit growth at MLP

• Pre-tax profit (EBT) climbs by 39 per cent to EUR 46.0 million after 9 months
• Total income increases by 8 per cent to EUR 375.4 million
• Significant growth in the private health insurance, loans and mortgages and inflows into funds business

Wiesloch 20th October 2006

MLP takes over majority holding in Feri Finance AG

• Clearance by the federal cartel authority
• Transaction completes today

Wiesloch, 17th September 2006

MLP acquires majority stake in Feri Finance AG

• MLP acquires an equity stake of approx. 56.6 % and secures option to buy remaining stake
• Purchase price for acquired stake approx. 64.4 million EUR
• Feri partners remain engaged with the company and express long-term commitment to the Feri-Group
• Chief Executive Officer Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg: "The cooperation between MLP and Feri generates an entirely new dimension of integrated financial and provision consulting"

Wiesloch, 8th August 2006

Clear increase in pre-tax profits for the first six months of the year at MLP

• Pre-tax profit (EBT) climb by 84 per cent to EUR 28.4 million
• Net profit more than doubled to EUR 20.5 million
• Q2: Restrained trend in the old-age pension provisions area
• Forecast for the year as a whole adjusted to EUR 90 million EBT (an increase of 27 per cent compared to 2005)
• Personnel change on the MLP AG Executive Board

Press Releases in July inexisting.

Press Releases in June inexisting.

Heidelberg, 31st May 2006

MLP includes its shareholders generously in the company success

• Dividend payments increase considerably to EUR 0.60 per share
• The MLP executive board and supervisory board have been discharged by the AGM in Mannheim with more than 99 per cent
• Executive board authorised to conduct share buyback program and capital increase

Heidelberg, 31st May 2006

“With an uncompromising focus on client wishes and objectives”

• MLP Annual General Meeting at the Rosengarten in Mannheim
• Shareholders vote in favour of share buyback program and capital increase

Heidelberg, 29th May 2006

MLP and Feri to intensify cooperation

• Closer cooperation across all fields of private and institutional wealth management
• MLP clients gain access to the complete know-how of Germany’s leading independent wealth management company
• MLP to consider acquisition of an equity stake in Feri
• MLP Chief Executive Officer Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg: “This cooperation represents a major step towards the expansion of our wealth management business.”

Heidelberg, 10th May 2006

MLP clearly improves revenue and profit in the first quarter 2006

• Total revenue climb by 20 per cent to EUR 129.8 million
• Profit before tax (EBT) more than doubles at EUR 14.5 million
• Net profit increased from EUR 3.3 million to EUR 8.5 million
• Clear improvement in new client acquisition

Press Releases in April inexisting.

Heidelberg, 28th March 2006

MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG awarded investment and acquisition agency licence

• Important requirement for offering individual wealth management
• Chief Executive Officer Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg comments: “This is a major step in expanding our wealth management concept systematically”
• MLP confirms business results for 2005
• Positive business development in Q1 2006

Heidelberg, 21st March 2006

MLP proposes much higher dividend payments for business year 2005

• Dividend payments of 60 cents per share proposed for the 2005 business year (previous year 22 cents)
• Thereof special dividend payments of 30 cents per share for the successful sale of the insurance subsidiaries
• MLP CEO Schroeder-Wildberg: “Our corporate policy is to award high returns to our shareholders”

Heidelberg, 10th march 2006

Germans view the future of the health care system with scepticism

• The majority of Germans demand a comprehensive reform of the health care system
• Only 23 per cent believe that politicians can ensure good health care in the long-term
• Private health insurance is viewed much more positively – even by those insured under the state system
• "Politicians should now tackle extensive reforms and shape the health system for future requirements", says Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg, Chief Executive Officer of MLP

Heidelberg, 15th February 2006

MLP concludes the year 2005 with major profit growth

• Group profit before tax and disposal result (EBT) climbs by 38 per cent to EUR 119.9 million for 2005
• Additional post-tax profit contribution resulting from the sale of the insurance subsidiaries totals EUR 125.4 million
• Total revenues fall by 9 per cent to EUR 566.2 million excluding former insurance subsidiaries
• EBIT margin in Germany: 17 per cent
• EBT forecast for 2006: EUR 120 million (compared with: EUR 68.7 million in 2005)

Heidelberg, 31st January 2006

MLP strengthens British management team

• John Baxter appointed as Managing Director of MLP Private Finance Plc
• MLP AG Chief Executive Officer, Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg, comments: "John Baxter has a long experience in wealth management and consulting services for discerning clients in Great Britain.

Heidelberg, 25th January 2006

MLP launches 29 million shares on the stock exchange

• Shares originate from an increase of noncash capital in 2002
• Stock market listed capital climbs to 108.6 million shares
• Shares have been entitled to dividend since 2002