SHW AG: SHW shares to be included in SDAX with effect from 23 December

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05.12.2013 / 07:22

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PRESS RELEASE

SHW shares to be included in SDAX with effect from 23 December 

Aalen, 5 December 2013. The shares of SHW AG, a leading supplier of
CO2-relevant pumps and engine components as well as brake discs, will be
included in the SDAX, Deutsche Börse AG's benchmark index for 50 small
caps, with effect from 23 December 2013. This was announced by the
Executive Board of Deutsche Börse after yesterday's regular meeting held to
review the composition of the Deutsche Börse AG stock indices. The SHW
share will replace the share of existing SDAX member MVV Energie AG.

Sascha Rosengart, Chief Financial Officer of SHW AG, commented: 'Ever since
we went public in July 2011, we constantly strived towards the inclusion in
the SDAX. In early November, after the successful placement of the
remaining SHW shares held by Nordwind Capital and the resulting increase in
the free float from 41.7 percent to 100 percent, this process clearly
gained momentum. The SDAX listing will improve our access to new investors
and give us greater visibility in the international financial markets.'

Dr. Thomas Buchholz, CEO of SHW AG and responsible for the Pumps and Engine
Components business segment, added: 'This is an incentive for us to
consistently pursue our corporate strategy also in the future, which is
aligned to sustainable, profitable growth.'
 

About SHW
The enterprise was established in 1365, making it one of the oldest
industrial enterprises in Germany. Today, SHW AG is a leading automotive
supplier with products that contribute substantially to a reduction of fuel
consumption and consequently CO2 emissions. In its Pumps and Engine
Components business segment, the SHW Group develops and produces pumps for
passenger cars and truck and off-highway applications, e.g. trucks,
agricultural and construction vehicles, stationary motors and wind power
stations. The Brake Discs business segment develops and produces monobloc
ventilated brake discs made of cast iron and lightweight brake discs made
from a combination of an iron friction ring and an aluminium pot. Customers
of the SHW Group include leading European and North American automobile
manufacturers, manufacturers of commercial, construction and agricultural
vehicles and other automotive suppliers. The SHW Group currently has four
manufacturing sites in Germany. These are located in Bad Schussenried,
Aalen-Wasseralfingen, Tuttlingen-Ludwigstal and Neuhausen ob Eck. With
slightly more than 1,000 employees, the SHW Group generated sales from
continuing operations in 2012 of EUR 325 million. Further information is
available at: www.shw.de

Contact person
Michael Schickling
Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
SHW AG
Telephone: +49 (0) 7361 502 462
Email: michael.schickling@shw.de

Future-oriented statements
This press release contains certain future-oriented statements that are
based upon current assumptions and forecasts made by the management of SHW
AG. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may
lead to the actual results, financial position, development or performance
of the company deviating considerably from the appraisals specified here.
The company assumes no obligation to update future-oriented statements of
this nature or adapt them to future events or developments.

Note
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell securities in the
United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other
jurisdictional territory where offers are subject to statutory
restrictions. The securities named in this announcement may only be sold or
offered for sale in the United States of America following their prior
registration in accordance with the provisions of the version of the US
Securities Act of 1933 currently in force (the 'Securities Act') or,
without prior registration, only on the basis of an exemption. Unless
provided for by certain exceptions within the Securities Act, the
securities named within this announcement may not be sold or offered for
sale in Australia, Canada or Japan, nor may they be sold or offered for
sale to or for account of residents of Australia, Canada or Japan. No
registration of the offer or sale of the securities named in this
announcement will take place, as stipulated by the relevant statutory
provisions in Canada, Australia and Japan. There is no public solicitation
to buy securities in the United States of America.


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Language:    English                                           
Company:     SHW AG                                            
             Wilhelmstrasse 67                                 
             73433 Aalen-Wasseralfingen                        
             Germany                                           
Phone:       +49 7361 502-1                                    
Fax:         +49 7361 502-674                                  
E-mail:      ir@shw.de                                         
Internet:    www.shw.de                                        
ISIN:        DE000A1JBPV9                                      
WKN:         A1JBPV                                            
Listed:      Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);  
             Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart      
 
 
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