Heidelberg Pays Off Loan Ahead of Schedule

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY—Jan. 20, 2011—At the end of 2010, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG repaid in full the loan from the Special Program of the KfW (Reconstruction Loan Corporation) for large companies ahead of schedule. The KfW loan was reduced by just under EUR 190 million immediately after the capital increase last year, and now the remaining sum of around EUR 100 million has been repaid following some reallocation within the financing structure.