DGAP-News: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG: Francotyp-Postalia Pays Dividend for First Time

Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG / AGM/EGM/Dividend

18.06.2008 

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Francotyp-Postalia Pays Dividend for First Time 

  - Shareholders' Meeting Resolves Dividend of € 0.15 per share

  - Shareholders' Meeting Authorises Acquisition of Own Shares

  - Prof. Dr. Michael J. A. Hoffmann Elected to Supervisory Board

Birkenwerder, 18th June 2008. At today's Shareholders' Meeting of
Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG, a worldwide service provider for the
outgoing mail market, shareholders authorised the Company's first ever
dividend payout of € 0.15 per share. That corresponds to a dividend sum of
2.1 million euros, and a dividend yield of 3.9% based on the share price of
17th June 2008. The dividend will be paid out from 19th June 2008 onwards.

For the first time since taking office on 1st January 2008, the present
CEO, Dr. Heinz-Dieter Sluma, had an opportunity to present his strategy to
shareholders at the Shareholders' Meeting in Berlin. 'We intend to develop
the FP Group into an integrated full-service supplier for the outgoing mail
market', explained Dr. Sluma. 'With a worldwide market share of over 9% for
franking machines, the FP Group has ideal conditions with which to extend
its value added chain in the outgoing mail market by offering innovative
solutions. Today, we can provide corporate customers of any size with
tailored mailstream services.'

Dr. Slima sees current business developments and prospects in the service
sector very positively. 'However, in the classic Mailroom business sector
we must further improve profitability. We are tackling this with a
restructuring program entitled MOVE, with which we intend to optimise
processes and save around 3 to 5 million euros in the next year,' concluded
Dr. Sluma.

At the Shareholders' Meeting, the CEO confirmed the forecast made at the
end of February 2008 for the full financial year 2008. The Company expects
sales to reach between 150 to 160 million euros, with an EBITDA result of
between 22 to 26 million euros.

 Authorisation to Acquire Own Shares

With 9,885,748 shares present, 68.99 percent of the Company's capital stock
of 14,329,556 euros was represented at the Shareholders' Meeting. The
actions of the members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board
were ratified by 99.99 percent. Additionally, and by a majority of 99.99
percent, the Shareholders' Meeting resolved to authorise the Company to
acquire own shares. The previous authorisation by the Shareholders' Meeting
of 16th October 20006 expired on 15th April 2008. Under the new resolution,
the Company is authorised until 17th December 2009 to acquire own shares
totalling up to 10 percent to the Company's current capital stock. To date,
the Company has acquired 370,444 own shares. That corresponds to 2.5
percent of capital stock.

Prof. Dr. Michael J. A. Hoffmann has been elected to the Supervisory Board.
Prof. Hoffmann is Professor for Industrial Manufacturing and Organisation
at the University of Witten/Herdecke. He replaces Dr. Rolf Stomberg, who
resigns from office as a member of the Supervisory Board at the end of the
Shareholders' Meeting.

Contact

Francotyp Postalia Holding AG

Sabina Prüser

Tel: +49 (0)3303 525 410

Fax: +49 (0)3303 53707 410

E-mail: s.prueser@francotyp.com

The FP Group in Brief

With its products and services, Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG covers the
whole value added chain in the outgoing mail market. Its products and
services range from franking and inserting machines, the collection,
sorting and consolidation of outgoing mail to electronic hybrid mail
solutions providing 21st century mail processing.  With its headquarters in
Birkenwerder near Berlin, the FP Group offers businesses of all sizes
individually tailored mailstream services. Today, the Group has its own
branches in many industrialised countries and a worldwide market share of
over 9% for franking machines. With a history stretching back 80 years,
today the FP Group is profiting from the increasing liberalisation of mail
markets and growing interest among businesses to hand over outgoing mail
operations to professional service providers. In financial 2007, the
Company employed around 1,100 people and reported sales of 145.1 million
euros and an EBITDA of 26.3 million euros.



Contact:
Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
Media Relations 
Telefon:  +49 (0)3303 525 777
Telefax:  +49 (0)3303 53 70 77 77 
E-Mail:  pr@francotyp.com 



DGAP 18.06.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
              Triftweg 21-26
              16547 Birkenwerder
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)3303 525 777
Fax:          +49 (0)3303 53 70 77 77
E-mail:       ir@francotyp.com
Internet:     www.francotyp.com
ISIN:         DE000FPH9000
WKN:          FPH900
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf
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