Press Releases 2012

Wiesloch, 10th May, 2012

MLP starts the new financial year with significant growth in earnings

• Q1 Group net profit doubles from EUR 4.7 million to EUR 9.4 million
• EBIT rises by 44 percent to EUR 12.4 million – efficiency programme continues to bear fruit
• Total revenues decrease slightly to EUR 121.5 million (Q1 2011: EUR 130.8 million) as anticipated
• Assets under Management climb to EUR 20.5 billion
• Guidance reiterated – operating EBIT margin to rise to 15 percent

Wiesloch, 3rd May, 2012

MLP subsidiary Feri acquires a stake in CORESIS

Feri AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MLP AG, is strengthening its activities in the real estate domain and has initially acquired a 25 percent stake in CORESIS Management GmbH.

Wiesloch, 24th April, 2012

Ewald Wesp to become Managing Director of the Banking Association of Baden-Wurttemberg

Ewald Wesp (59), a long-serving member of the Executive Board of MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG and Chairman of the former MLP Bank AG, will become the new Managing Director of the Banking Association of Baden-Wurttemberg (“Bankenverband Baden-Württemberg”) on 1st January 2013.

Wiesloch, 22nd March, 2012

MLP presents its annual report

• Confirmation of preliminary business figures for 2011
• Total revenue up 4 percent to EUR 545.5 million, operating EBIT up 11 percent to EUR 52.3 million
• Proposed dividend of EUR 0.60 per share

Wiesloch, 20th March, 2012

Supervisory Board of MLP AG extends contract of Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg

The Supervisory Board of MLP AG today unanimously extended the current contract of Chief Executive Officer Dr. Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg, which expires on 31st December 2012, by five years to the end of 2017.

Wiesloch, 29th February, 2012

MLP concludes 2011 with growth in revenues and earnings after a dynamic fourth quarter

• Q4: Total revenues rise by 9 percent to EUR 189.0 million - with old-age provision contributing EUR 123.3 million, representing an increase of 17 percent compared to the previous year
• Full year: Total revenues climb to EUR 545.5 million (2010: EUR 522.6 million), operating EBIT rises by 11 percent to EUR 52.3 million
• Earnings influenced by previously announced, one-off exceptional costs – efficiency programme remains on track
• The Executive Board proposes a total dividend of 60 cents per share
• Outlook 2012: Operating EBIT margin to rise to 15 percent

Wiesloch, 13th February 2012

MLP fully passes on retrocessions to clients with immediate effect

• Wealth management clients to be credited with all trailer commissions
• Implementation of recommended fund changes in investment portfolios at MLP now free of charge
• Clients to benefit from comprehensive cost transparency and the expertise of the MLP subsidiary Feri

Wiesloch, 18th January 2012

MLP takes legal action against demands

MLP AG will file for a negative declaratory judgement by the Regional Court of Frankfurt against some of the former shareholders of the subsidiary Feri AG.

Wiesloch, 20th January 2012

MLP gains accreditation to provide training for the qualification of Certified Financial Planner (CFP)

• Successful completion of the rigorous inspection by the Financial Planning Standards Board accreditation organisation
• CFP is the highest internationally recognised training standard for financial consultants
• Training is conducted at the MLP Corporate University

Wiesloch, 18th January 2012

MLP takes legal action against demands

MLP AG will file for a negative declaratory judgement by the Regional Court of Frankfurt against some of the former shareholders of the subsidiary Feri AG.