Abs becomes Supervisory Board Chairman

At the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Daimler-Benz AG, Hermann J. Abs is elected successor to the retiring Supervisory Board Chairman Hans Rummel. At this Annual Shareholders' Meeting the Flick Group holding company announces that it holds 25 % of the Daimler-Benz share capital. Deutsche Bank also holds 25 %, and the Quandt Group 3.5 % of the shares.