Munich, 22 April 2009. The Munich-based industrial holding AURELIUS (ISIN DE000A0JK2A8, WKN A0JK2A) plans to buy back up to 300,000 shares through a public offer. The company is offering a compensatory cash payment of EUR 7.00 per share to shareholders deciding to accept the offer. The period for accepting the offer runs from 29 April 2009 until 14 May 2009, 12 p.m. (Central European Summer Time)

The share buyback will be conducted in accordance with the terms of the resolution on the acquisition of treasury shares adopted by the Annual General Meeting of 10 July 2008. For further details of the planned buyback, please refer to the public share redemption circular available as a download from the company’s website www.aureliusinvest.de/angebot.html from 24 April 2009.