Press Releases 2010

Wiesloch, 25th November 2010

5th MLP Health Report: German health system lags behind in international comparisons

• The Dutch, Swiss and the Swedes evaluated their health care better and worry less about treatment when ill
• Criticism of the German health reform: 75 percent of citizens and 93 percent of doctors doubt that the system can be financed in the long-term
• Over 70 percent of citizens and doctors believe that the burden is unjustly distributed – in particular, the majority thinks that the pharmaceuticals industry is treated favourably
• Nursing care: 64 percent of the population demand more action from politicians

Wiesloch, 18th November 2010

Reinhard Loose appointed as new Chief Financial Officer at MLP

Reinhard Loose, formerly the Chief Executive Officer at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services España in Madrid, has been appointed as new Chief Financial Officer at MLP AG and its consulting subsidiary MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG with effect from 1st February 2011. His contract will run for three years.

Wiesloch, 11th November 2010

MLP maintains positive trend with growth in revenues and earnings

• Q3: Total revenues increase to EUR 116.0 million, EBIT rises to EUR 8.7 million
• 9M: Significant jump in earnings – EBIT climbs to EUR 17.0 million (45 percent increase), net profit almost triples
• Assets under Management continue to grow, with EUR 19.3 billion again reaching a record high
• Outlook: Further pick-up in business anticipated for the year-end

No press releases in October

Wiesloch, 29th September 2010

MLP increases its product offerings for wealthy private clients

• Brokerage of listed properties by specialised consultants
• Systematic selection and quality check by the independent property platform Fellowhome

Wiesloch, 12th August 2010

Q2: MLP posts a significant rise in earnings - total revenues increase by five percent

• EBIT almost doubles to EUR 4.3 million (Q2 2009: EUR 2.2 million)
• Total revenues rise to EUR 111.6 million (EUR 105.9 million)
• Assets under Management reach a new record high of EUR 18.7 billion – increasing by EUR 1.0 billion in the second quarter alone
• Further pick-up in business expected in the fourth quarter

Wiesloch, 21st July 2010

MLP is Germany’s second-best mortgage broker

• Result climbs again over last year
• “Euro” magazine and “S.W.I. Finance” test 23 mortgage broking institutions
• MLP selects the best solutions from more than 200 different lenders

Wiesloch, 15th July 2010

MLP presents its product selection process

• Film explains the MLP product portfolio composition
• Selection process significantly increases consultation quality
• Film complements www.mlp-beratungsqualitaet.de website

Wiesloch, 1st July, 2010

Customers vote MLP as the best wealth manager in Germany

• Rank 1 above Merck Finck and the Berenberg Bank
• Highest overall customer satisfaction
• Best ratings in the categories “Product Offerings” and “Price-Performance-Ratio“

No press releases in June

Mannheim, 20th May 2010

MLP Executive and Supervisory Boards propose dividends of 25 cents per share

• MLP Annual General Meeting convenes at the Rosengarten Congress Center in Mannheim, Germany

Mannheim, 20th May 2010

Large shareholder majority for all agenda items

• Dividend payouts of 25 cents per share
• The MLP Executive Board and Supervisory Board have been discharged by the AGM in Mannheim with more than 99 percent

Wiesloch, 12th May 2010

MLP begins the year with a significant rise in earnings

• Q1: EBIT increases by 26 percent to EUR 4.0 million
• Slight fall in total revenues to EUR 121.2 million
• Positive signs in private and corporate client business
• Assets under Management climb to EUR 17.7 billion
• Further pick-up in business expected

Wiesloch, 27th April 2010

Manfred Bauer to assume director’s position on the MLP Executive Board as from May 1st

Manfred Bauer will be assuming his position on the Executive Board at MLP AG with effect from May 1, 2010.

Wiesloch, 7th April 2010

MLP puts Executive Board remuneration system to the vote

As communicated in its invitation to the forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) that was issued yesterday, MLP AG intends to seek the approval of its shareholders for the Executive Board remuneration system (agenda item 5).

Wiesloch, 25th March 2010

MLP releases its annual report and confirms the preliminary results for 2009

• Group net profit totals EUR 24.2 million, similar to the level of the previous year
• Dividend proposal of 25 cents per share

Wiesloch, 25th March 2010

Manfred Bauer to be appointed as new Executive Board member at MLP

Manfred Bauer, the former Chief Executive Officer at Janitos Versicherung AG, is to be appointed as a new member of the MLP AG Executive Board and will be assuming responsibility for the Product Management and Procurement Division.

Wiesloch, 23rd March 2010

MLP registered for accreditation for CFP vocational training

• MLP financial consultants can begin the training courses aiming to qualify as Certified Financial Planners (CFP) this year
• The highest internationally recognised training standard for financial consultants
  Confirmation of the high training quality at MLP

Wiesloch, 17th March 2010

MLP Executive Board proposes dividend of 25 cents per share

• Dividend payout ratio equates to almost 100 percent of net profit from continuing operations
• Tax-free dividend payment

Wiesloch/Frankfurt, 24th February 2010

MLP concludes the financial year with a significant rise in earnings in the fourth quarter

• Q4: EBIT increases by 74 percent to EUR 30.5 million
  (Previous year: EUR 17.5 million)
• Total revenues in Q4 amount to EUR 186.8 million, almost equal to the level of the previous year
• Full year: Cost reduction objectives significantly exceeded – Group net profit totals EUR 24.2 million, similar to the level of the previous year (2008: EUR 24.6 million)
• Assets under management climb to EUR 12.8 billion – a new record high
• Outlook: Increase in EBIT margin to 15 percent by the end of 2012 (2009: 7.9 percent)

Wiesloch, February 16th 2010

MLP introduces new product information sheets

• Recommendations by the German Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection have been implemented
• Classification of investments concepts by risk tolerance clearly exceeds legal requirements

No press releases in January