DGAP-News: VTG Aktiengesellschaft: VTG-shareholders agree with draft resolutions by more than 99 percent

VTG Aktiengesellschaft / AGM/EGM

18.06.2008 

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Press Release

First annual general meeting after IPO:

VTG-shareholders agree with draft resolutions by more than 99 percent

Hamburg, 18 June 2008. Today the first Annual General Meeting of VTG
Aktiengesellschaft since its IPO in June 2007 took place in CCH Congress
Center Hamburg. About 200 shareholders, representing 58.24 percent of the
capital stock, were present and accepted the draft resolutions by Executive
Board and Supervisory Board. Thus, among others, the Executive Board was
authorised with 99.96 percent of all votes to buy shares in a volume up to
ten percent of the existing capital stock. In addition, Executive Board and
Supervisory Board were granted discharge with 99.99 percent of all votes
and 99.99 percent respectively.

In his speech, Dr Heiko Fischer, CEO of VTG Aktiengesellschaft, looked back
to the successful financial year of 2007 and underlined that the
Hamburg-based company with its three segments Wagon Hire, Rail Logistics
and Tank Container Logistics is excellently positioned: 'In the booming
market for rail freight services and rail transports we have achieved a
leading position in the recent years – especially in our core market
Europe. In the future we will follow our successful development and further
expand internationally.'

For the current financial year Fischer affirmed the company’s positive
expectations: 'We confirm our outlook for the financial year 2008. For
sales as well as for operating profit we still estimate a strong increase.'

VTG intends to ensure its ability to pay a dividend for the financial year
2008. 'Executive Board and Supervisory Board have the clear objective to
propose the payment of a dividend for the financial year 2008 on the annual
general meeting in 2009' explained Fischer.

About VTG

VTG Aktiengesellschaft is one of Europe’s leading rail logistics and wagon
hire companies. With about 48,400 rail freight cars, VTG has Europe’s
largest private wagon fleet. In addition to the hiring of rail freight
cars, the Group offers global tank container transport and comprehensive
mulit-modal logistics services mainly around rail transport.

With the combination of its three interrelated divisions Wagon Hire, Rail
Logistics and Tank Container Logistics VTG offers its clients a
high-performance platform for international transport of their freight. The
Group has many years of experience and specific know-how in particular in
the transport of liquid and sensitive goods. Its customers include numerous
well-known companies from almost all industrial sectors such as, for
example, chemicals, mineral oil, the automobile or paper industries.

In the financial year 2007 VTG generated operating revenues of EUR 541.4
million and an operating result (EBITDA) of EUR 137.0 million. Via its
subsidiaries and affiliates the company, which has its head office in
Hamburg, is mainly present in Europe, Asia and North America. As at 31
March 2008 VTG employed 831 employees worldwide in consolidated companies.
Since June 2007 VTG AG has been listed on the official Prime Standard
market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (SCN: VTG999).

Press contact:

Bettina Fries

Telephone:  +49 (0) 211 430 79-70

Fax:   +49 (0) 211 430 79-79

E-Mail:   bfries@heringschuppener.com

Investor Relations:

Felix Zander

Telephone:  +49 (0) 40 23 54-1351

Fax:   +49 (0) 40 23 54-1350

E-Mail:   felix.zander@vtg.com

Additional information:  www.vtg.com
DGAP 18.06.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       VTG Aktiengesellschaft
              Nagelsweg 34
              20097 Hamburg
              Deutschland
Phone:        040 2354 0
Fax:          040 2354 1199
E-mail:       info@vtg.de
Internet:     www.vtg.de
ISIN:         DE000VTG9999
WKN:          VTG999
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
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