Elexis : Change in the Supervisory Board of elexis AG

Change in the Supervisory Board of elexis AG

• New composition of the Supervisory Board from 1 September 2011
• Next Supervisory Board election at the 2012 Annual General Meeting

As a consequence of SMS GmbH's acquisition of the majority of the shares, Dr. Dirk Wolfertz (Chairman), Dieter Schulze, Klaus Schulze and Prof. Dr. Michael Wackenhuth resigned from their positions on the Supervisory Board as of 31 August 2011.

The District Court of Siegen has appointed with effect of 1 September 2011 Mr. Ulrich Harnacke, Dr. Kay Mayland, Dr. Joachim Schönbeck and Mr. Eckhard Schulte as new members of the Supervisory Board. Dr. Mayland, Dr. Schönbeck and Mr. Schulte are members of the Management Board of SMS GmbH, which now holds over 90% of the shares in elexis AG. Ulrich Harnacke is an auditor and independent financial expert in terms of § 100 para. 5 of the German Stock Corporation Act.

The existing Supervisory Board members Karl Heinz Gorgas and Willi Loose will remain on the Board in order to ensure the continuity of the Supervisory Board's work.

The Management Board of elexis AG thanks the departing members of the Supervisory Board for their trusting and constructive work. Dr. Dirk Wolfertz is one of the founders of the company and has contributed to the development of elexis AG for 15 years.

The next Supervisory Board election will take place at the 2012 Annual General Meeting.