ThyssenKrupp stock

The impact of the financial crisis and the economic downturn on the performance of ThyssenKrupp's stock intensified further in the 1st quarter 2008 / 2009. Stocks in the steel sector – generally regarded as early-cyclicals – were hit particularly hard. On November 20, 2008, ThyssenKrupp's share price fell to a quarterly low of €12.11. Up to that point, the stock had already fallen by over 40% compared with the start of the fiscal year, having previously gained sharply up to the end of May, reaching a new all-time high and significantly outperforming the DAX index. As share prices rallied toward the end of 2008, the stock regained some ground but was unable to make up for the losses.

ThyssenKrupp Field Day: Stainless

Alongside analysts' and investors' conferences and road shows, ThyssenKrupp's Investor Relations Field Days have become a firmly established event in our IR calendar. The aim of these field days is to give financial analysts and institutional investors an insight into the operating business of ThyssenKrupp's segments. A central element of this is dialogue with the operating management.

Following highly successful field days in the Elevator, Technologies and Services segments, in October 2008 the focus was on Stainless. Presentations centered on the segment's strategy, its market environment, and trends for stainless steel products and the high-performance materials of VDM. The positive feedback from participants related in particular to the open dialogue between the management of Stainless and the capital market experts.

Directors' dealings

Further directors' dealings in the 1st quarter of the reporting year reflect management's confidence in the strategy and sustainable value generation of the Company:

Table: Directors' Dealings

Basic information on the stock market listing

ThyssenKrupp stock has been listed on the following stock exchanges since March 25, 1999:

Delisting London Stock Exchange

On February 04, 2009, we announced the delisting of ThyssenKrupp stock from the London Stock Exchange (Secondary Listing) through publication of a "delisting notice" in the LSE's electronic news system. The main reason for this delisting is the very low level of trading in ThyssenKrupp shares in London. The majority of trading in ThyssenKrupp stock is carried out via the extremely liquid XETRA trading system in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. This also applies to trading by international investors. The delisting from the London Stock Exchange will take effect at March 06, 2009.