Vonovia SE: Prof. Ernst Elected as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Vonovia SE

Prof. Ernst Elected as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Vonovia SE

Bochum, September 7, 2017 - Today, the Supervisory Board of Vonovia SE has elected the current Acting Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Prof. Edgar Ernst, as its Chairman until the next scheduled Supervisory Board elections in May 2018. The election became necessary when Dr. Wulf H. Bernotat - who has since passed away - stepped down.

Rolf Buch, Chief Executive Officer of Vonovia: "I am pleased that Prof. Ernst will be chairing the Supervisory Board until the new elections at the next Annual General Meeting. Prof. Ernst has been with the company since the IPO in 2013 and is exceptionally well regarded."

Prof. Klaus Rauscher will be the new Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board. The next scheduled election of the Supervisory Board of Vonovia will be held at the Annual General Meeting on May 9, 2018.

The Supervisory Board of Vonovia SE is as follows: Prof. Edgar Ernst (Chair), Prof. Klaus Rauscher (Deputy Chair), Burkhard Ulrich Drescher, Dr. Florian Funck, Dr. Ute Geipel-Faber, Hendrik Jellema, Daniel Just, Hildegard Müller, Dr. Ariane Reinhart, Clara-Christina Streit and Christian Ulbrich.

About Vonovia

Vonovia SE is Germany's leading nationwide residential real estate company. Vonovia currently owns and manages around 355,000 residential units in all of Germany's attractive cities and regions. Its portfolio is worth approximately EUR 30.8 billion. As a modern service company, Vonovia focuses on customer orientation and tenant satisfaction. Offering tenants affordable, attractive and livable homes is a prerequisite for the company's successful development. Accordingly, Vonovia makes long-term investments in the maintenance, modernization and senior-friendly conversion of its properties. The company will also be creating more and more new apartments by realizing infill developments and adding to existing buildings.

The company, which is based in Bochum, has been listed on the stock exchange since 2013 and on the DAX 30 since September 2015. Vonovia SE is also listed on the international indices STOXX Europe 600, MSCI Germany, GPR 250 and EPRA/NAREIT Europe. Vonovia has a workforce of approximately 8,300 employees.

Additional Information:
Approval: Regulated Market/Prime Standard, Frankfurt Stock Exchange
ISIN: DE000A1ML7J1
WKN: A1ML7J
Common code: 094567408
Registered headquarters of Vonovia SE: Düsseldorf, Germany, Düsseldorf Local Court, HRB 68115
Business address of Vonovia SE: Philippstrasse 3, 44803 Bochum, Germany

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