On the basis of the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting on January 18, 2008, the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG resolved on January 31, 2008 to purchase up to around 3% of the Company’s capital stock before the authorization expires.

On March 7, 2008, Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, completed the buyback. The stock was purchased exclusively in the XETRA trading system of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

A total of 14,791,100 shares, representing around 2.9% of the capital stock, were purchased at a cost of around €522.7 million.