Berentzen-Gruppe AG / Change of Personnel Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New management structure for Berentzen Scarcely 50 days after the new Chairman of the Board took office, Berentzen-Gruppe AG, Haselünne, Germany, presented its future management structure. This will see Axel Dahm (44) holding overall responsibility in his capacity as Chairman of the Board. He will be supported by an eight-man management committee which will oversee operative tasks. Two managers from this committee will be appointed as chief representatives, adding to their fields of responsibility. The company views this arrangement as optimal in light of the market-oriented measures planned for the current year. The transition to a one-man Executive Board will require an amendment of the statutes at the Annual General Meeting in May of this year. To ensure that the company acts in accordance with the statutes in the meantime, an interim Executive Board with Max Pelikan (72) will hold the reins until the AGM. In addition to their operative fields of responsibility, Christian Berentzen (41) and Ralf Brühöfner (41) have been assigned additional areas of responsibility in their capacity as the company’s chief representatives. Ralf Brühöfner will manage the Finance, Human Resources and IT Divisions throughout the entire Group. Christian Berentzen will assume overall responsibility for Vivaris Getränke GmbH & Co. KG (subsidiary of Berentzen-Gruppe AG for alcohol-free drinks) as Chairman of the Executive Board. He will also assume responsibility for opening up new product fields. Berentzen-Gruppe AG Corporate Communications Oliver Bartelt Tel.: 05961 502 386 oliver.bartelt@berentzen.de DGAP 26.01.2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Berentzen-Gruppe AG Ritterstraße 7 49740 Haselünne Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)5961 502-0 Fax: +49 (0)5961 502-268 E-mail: berentzen@berentzen.de WWW: berentzen-gruppe.de ISIN: DE0005201636 WKN: 520163 Indices: Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Berlin-Bremen, Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------