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Milestones on the road to economic success.

Over 500 years of age and more modern than ever Deutsche Post DHL proves that large enterprises with a long history need not be stuck in the past. On the contrary, over the last few years the company has gone through an unparalleled transformation. In a short period of time Deutsche Post evolved from a government-controlled, national agency into a highly profitable Global Player.

The Deutsche Post and DHL corporate brands offer a one-of-a-kind portfolio of logistics (DHL) and communication (Deutsche Post) services. The Group offers its customers easy to use standardized products as well as innovative and tailored solutions from dialog marketing to industrial supply chains. Approximately 500,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories form a global network focused on service, quality and sustainability. The Group accepts its social responsibility by supporting climate protection, disaster management and education. The Group generated revenue of more than 54 billion euros in 2008.

The postal service for Germany. The logistics company for the world.

The following compilation marks the crucial steps in the development of Deutsche Post DHL, starting with the postal reform in 1990.

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1990 Restructuring begins with the first postal reform I

Anybody who pauses to reflect on the transformation of Deutsche Post during the last decade of the 20th century will identify the first law on postal reform as the big bang that ushered in a new era in the companys history. The Law concerning the Structure of Posts and Telecommunications of July 1, 1989 stipulated the most comprehensive restructuring of the former Deutsche Bundespost in post-war history. Though the newly established Deutsche Bundespost Postdienst still remained a public company, the reform law was enacted to prepare the company for step-by-step privatization in the future. While privatization of public postal and telecommunication services had been debated strongly for years, the changes in the legal and regulatory environment that finally entered into force on January 1, 1990 were somewhat eclipsed by the dramatic process of German unification. So the fundamental reform of the postal service of the Federal Republic of Germany required incorporating the East German Deutsche Post as well. In retrospect, the successful handling of this immense task of integration arouses as much admiration as the speed of the financial turnaround. While incurring a net loss of 720 million in 1990, the new Deutsche Post reached the break-even point in the mid-90's, year after year, raised profit.

Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel, then-Chairman of the Board of Management of Deutsche Bundespost Postdienst (left) and Bundespost Minister Wolfgang Btsch (2nd from left) open the first postal agency in 1993. A new retail outlet concept became reality in the 1990s. The agencies are retailer-operated Deutsche Post partner outlets.

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1995 Second postal reform establishes Deutsche Post AG

In the second step on the road toward privatization, as part of the second postal reform Deutsche Post is established as a stock corporation on January 1st, 1995.

Deutsche Post employees heading for mail delivery in new corporate fashion.

1996 Modernization of infrastructure

Extensive investments in state-of-the-art logistics technology pave the way for faster mail and parcel delivery throughout Germany. Thanks to the reorganization and modernization of production in the 33 parcel centers Deutsche Post succeeded in speeding up the distribution process considerably. Another comprehensive investment program was aimed at modernizing the infrastructure of mail centers. In 1998, when the investment was finalized, the network consisted of 83 high-tech production centers. A high level of automation and standardization helped to improve service quality and productivity. Mail, for example: While less than 25 percent of letters were sorted by machine at the beginning of the 90s, the processing of 90 percent of all items by the mail centers is fully automated. Ninety-five percent of letters posted in Germany before the last collection now reach their recipients after just one day.

1997 Deutsche Posts rationale for globalization

While the domestic restructuring of the company was concluded successfully, Deutsche Post pulled the right switches for expanding to the global level. Globalization of business activities was a response to the demands of a growing number of business customers who wanted a single service provider for all of their domestic and international shipping activities. The strategy of Deutsche Post was to establish itself on an international level through targeted acquisitions, investments, and partnering agreements and to expand the market position steadily

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through integrated services. At the same time, going global implied that Deutsche Post pursued a stringent strategy to realize the long-term vision of becoming the number one in worldwide logistics services.

In the national arena, a new Postal Act passes in December. It not only introduces greater competition, but also made Germany the forerunner in the liberalization of postal markets in Europe.

1998 Globalization in full swing

The rapid change of Deutsche Post from a public agency into a market-oriented, global player enters a new stage. The Group substantially increased investments in new acquisitions and partnerships to build a European business platform for express and parcel services. Through internal growth and investments in leading European companies, Deutsche Post startes offering comprehensive parcel and express services throughout Europe. By the end of the year, Deutsche Post builts a Europe-wide distribution network under the brand Euro Express. The network beccoms a real success story because Deutsche Post, apart from counting on its own strengths, uses the local competence and national knowhow of its partners and subsidiaries in what is now more than 20 European countries. Through Euro Express, Deutsche Post gains a clear competitive advantage by meeting customers demands for cross-border solutions from a single source. A few years after launching the Euro Express operations Deutsche Post is reaching its goal of asserting leadership in the European parcel and express market for business customers. Another major objective to gain a foothold in the international express market and establish a strong, profitable express segment as part of the overall business platform. The acquisition of a 25 percent share of the express company DHL International fits exactly into this strategy. The cooperation with the world market leader in international express services shows that Europes largest mail company is committed to expanding the scope and reach of its service portfolio considerably. In the MAIL Corporate Division, the acquisition of Global Mail (USA), the largest private provider of international mail service in the USA, marks another milestone in the move toward internationalization. The acquisition of the company gives Deutsche Post access to the largest domestic mail market worldwide and takes into account customers increasing demands for international mail services.

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1999 Worldwide logistics and Postbank aquisition

Deutsche Post again attracts widespread attention by acquiring Danzas, the Swiss logistics company, as well as Air Express International (AEI), the largest provider of international airfreight services in the USA. The renowned Danzas group, founded back in 1815, ranked as one of the leading logistics companies worldwide. With a staff of around 29,000 employees at that time, the company had a strong logistics network on all continents. So did the acquisition of AEI. AEI had a branch network in 135 countries and, in addition to integrated logistics and multi-modal transport, also offered warehousing, distribution, customs clearing, and IT-supported logistics services. AEI is incorporated into the Intercontinental Business Unit of Danzas. As full service providers, the merged companies not only provided Deutsche Post with closely knitted transportation networks, but also with a large portfolio of valueadded services. In December 1998, the federal government sells its shares in Deutsche Postbank AG to Deutsche Post AG. The takeover of Postbank, coming into force on January 1, 1999, was the basis for a common sales strategy. With the acquisitions of Danzas, AEI, Global Mail and Postbank, to name only the most important ones, the launch of the Euro Express distribution network and the partnership with DHL, Deutsche Post had broadened its business platform considerably and was now operating on a global level. With the four corporate divisions MAIL, EXPRESS, LOGISTICS and FINANCIAL SERVICES, Deutsche Post has positioned itself strategically in the market so that the Group is able to offer smooth, integrated logistics services worldwide.

2000 Deutsche Post AG: Going public

After going global Deutsche Post World Net goes public. It was the largest IPO of the year in Germany.

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On November 20, 2000 Deutsche Post AG goes public. The largest IPO of the year in Germany and the third largest worldwide turned out a complete success. Initially, a total of 29 percent of the share capital of Deutsche Post AG was sold. The demand is so immense, that there is an eight-fold oversubscription to the shares offered in the IPO. Employees participated strongly in the subscription. About 145,000 domestic employees of the Group subscribed to more than 6 percent of the total volume, i.e. they bought about 400 million euros in share capital. For the time being, the IPO crowned the process of privatization of the formerly government-owned company. The solid basis for the successful IPO had been laid in the preceding years when Deutsche Post had been transformed into an economically healthy company and growth-oriented global player. Two additional words in the companys name denoted the change in the company's position and corporate strategy. In the run-up to the IPO Deutsche Post officially turned itself into Deutsche Post World Net.

In the same year, the merger of Deutsche Postbank and DSL Bank was completed. Both institutions complement each other. DSL Bank has extensive expertise in the field of private and commercial building loans as well as public offerings of securities. As a private customer bank, Postbank contributes some 10 million customers to the merger. By joining forces with DSL Bank, Postbank is also able to strengthen its base of business customers and provide them with a wide range of solutions for financing logistics projects along the entire chain of value creation. Postbank has evolved into one of the market leaders in online and telephone banking, as well as Germany's number one savings bank. Through the Deutsche Post retail outlets, it has the densest branch network of any bank in Germany.

January 2002 Majority stake in DHL

The partnership with DHL International, that begun with the acquisition of a minority interest in 1998, was expanded and intensified in 2000. Negotiations were concluded then which allowed Deutsche Post World Net to establish a majority interest of 51 percent from January 1, 2002. In July 2002, Deutsche Post World Net buysd the 25 percent DHL share of Lufthansa Cargo and raised its majority stake to 75 percent. At this time DHL Worldwide Express had more than 71,000 employees worldwide. The international network of the pioneer in global express shipping links more than 220 countries and territories. In December 2002, DHL becames a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Post AG following the Groups acquisition of the remaining shares from two investment funds and Japan Airlines.

Change in style and substance: at the end of 2002, DHL is acquired completely by Deutsche Post World Net. Since then, DHL covers the whole express and logistics business of the Group.

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October 2002 Increase in value with the STAR program

In the fall of 2002 the Board of Management introduces STAR, the program for integration and increasing value throughout the Group. In the months leading up to its introduction 150 top executives identified 115 individual projects and defined measures. STAR is not some abstract declaration of intent, but rather a package founded on hard facts and figures. The objective by 2005: An increase in earnings (EBITA) of ? 1.4 billion total. STAR consists of numerous large and small individual projects with different durations and contributions to earnings. That is why the results will not just be realized in full in the year 2005, but instead have already been obtained in sub-areas. Various committees at the top management level are tracking the implementation. At the financials press conference 2006, the Group is able to report that the STAR program, with 1.44 billion euros in contributions to earnings, exceeded expectations.

April 2003 Broadest range of services

The focus of earlier days on national mail delivery has given way to a much more diversified service portfolio. First of all, Deutsche Post considerably increased its presence on the express and logistics market and offers the broadest range of express and logistics services on the market. Second, global services cover the entire logistics chain, including comprehensive value-added services. Starting in 2003, Deutsche Post, DHL and Postbank constitute the current brand architecture of the Group. Any service is assigned to one of the three core brands. Aiming to provide customers with the complete portfolio of integrated express and logistics services, Deutsche Post World Net has embarked on a thorough restructuring program. In the future, DHL will act as the sole brand for all express and logistics activities in the Group, combining the Groups domestic and international parcel and express business as well as its logistics activities under a single name. The objective is One brand one face to the customer, everything for customers from a single source. Substantial improvements for customers and significant synergy effects in terms of both costs and revenue are expected, including a 40 percent increase in profit from operating activities by 2005. Both the re-branding and the overall restructuring program signal that Deutsche Post is committed to becoming the world market leader in the logistics industry.

May 2003 First Environmental Report

Deutsche Post presents its first Environmental Report to the public in May 2003. Under the title "Naturally networked" the Group not only presented a classic environmental performance report, but product reports for some exemplary mail and parcel products as well. In its environmental program, the Group will continue to bundle its international logistics networks and rely on its employees' qualification and motivation and the consistent utilization of technical innovations.

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October 2003 DHL expands in China

With a five-year capital spending program of 200 million US dollars, Deutsche Post World Net's express and logistics subsidiary is substantially increasing its capacities in China. China will become one of the most important markets for DHL worldwide in the next years. DHL is posting annual growth from 35 to 45 percent in China. Already in the eighties, DHL founded a joint venture with Sinotrans, the leading logistics provider in China. In February 2003, DHL acquires a 5 percent interest, becoming the largest strategic investor in the company.

DHL is present in 220 countries and territories. China is the most important emerging market.

June 2004 Postbank: Going public and record results

Deutsche Postbank Stock is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange for the first time on June, 23, 2004. In a difficult market environment it is the largest IPO in Germany since 2000. Deutsche Post allocates 33.2 percent of the shares to private and institutional investors. The Bonnbased Bank presents its financial figures for the very first time in August. Postbank announces a considerable upturn in profit before tax of EUR 289 million and is paving its way as a market leader as Germanys largest private customer bank.

Major step for Deutsche Postbank AG: with a large reception and a sailing boat, the company goes public successfully in Frankfurt a.M.

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December 2004 Global Mail expands international mail operations

In 2004, Deutsche Post takes a big step forward in its efforts to tap new mail markets. In addition to the existing activities in the Netherlands and Britain, the Group now also provides domestic services in the USA, Spain and France. In May, Deutsche Post bought the US mail companies SmartMail Services and QuikPak Inc., thereby becoming a leading partner of the US Postal Service in the American mail market. Then in September, the company acquired a stake in Spains Unipost, the largest private mail delivery company in Europe. And shortly before the end of the year, Global Mail bought Koba, a French provider of mail services that covers all stages of business mail processing, from data import to printing, enveloping and pre-sorting.

December 2004 Aid for the tsunami victims in South Asia

Directly after the tsunami in South Asia DHL, with over 40 offices throughout the disaster region, can respond immediately to requests from governments and aid organizations. The Group helps with free charter flights carrying relief supplies, land transport as well as monetary donations. After the first contributions to disaster response DHL starts a long-term cooperation with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in December 2005. DHL has set up specially trained Disaster Response Teams (DRT) in Singapore, Panama and Dubai to provide logistics support in the aftermath of sudden major natural disasters. Those teams are ready for immediate action in case of emergency.

DHL transports aid supplies for the tsunami victims by air freight.

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July 2005 Majority of Deutsche Post shares held privately

Five years after the IPO Deutsche Post AG is no longer majority-owned by the state. On July 18, KfW Bankengruppe sells off a parcel of shares, raising the number of Deutsche Post shares in free float to over 55%. This is a significant step on the way to becoming completely privatized. This generates a number of advantages for the company: weighting in indexes will rise and the investor base will expand, particularly outside of Germany.

December 2005 Largest acquisition in company history

The combination of DHL und Exel provide customers with an even wider range of products and value-added services.

The largest company acquisition in the history of Deutsche Post AG is perfect: for 5.5 billion euros Exel, the British logistics corporation, is acquired. With this move, Deutsche Post World Net reduces its dependency on its German business and extends its logistics business to a pillar just as strong as that of mail and express. Together, Exel and DHL constitute a worldwide presence previously unknown. Exel operates in 135 countries with around 111,000 employees, primarily offering transport and

logistics solutions for key customers, including such major players as Hewlett-Packard and Bayer. Exel's most important mainstays are the United Kingdom/Ireland and the Americas, each of which generates some onethird of revenues.

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January 2006 Postbank takes over BHW

Considering the 14.5 million customer base, Postbank becomes Germanys leading financial services provider for private customers after the acquisition of BHW Holding AG, one of the leading construction financing specialsts in Germany.

February 2006 Deutsche Post takes majority stake in Williams Lea

Deutsche Post takes a majority stake in Williams Lea, a business process outsourcing (BPO) provider specializing in document management and mail services. Headquartered in London, Great Britain, Williams Lea is a leading provider of value-added document and mail-related services, offering a wide range of products in the areas of print management, mailroom management, document management as well as direct marketing. As the number one service provider in the UK and Europe, Williams Lea has significantly strengthened its international presence through organic and acquisitive growth, especially in the USA. The company, founded in 1820, has a long tradition of service excellence and employs 6,500 people worldwide und achieves revenues of EUR 650 million. Post completion, the company's experienced management team remains in place and retains an equity stake going forward. Together with Williams Lea, Deutsche Post World Net is even better positioned in the international mail markets as well as in the area of value-added mail services and becomes the leading full-range provider in international mail logistics.

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March 2006 First Choice the new, worldwide quality program

By means of an advanced corporate strategy aimed at stronger customer orientation and improved product and service quality Deutsche Post World Net wants to become first choice for its customers worldwide. This strategy receives significant support through the First Choice program. First Choice is to safeguard market leadership and contribute to Group earnings. The Group also wants

to be first choice as an attractive employer for executives and employees as well shareholders all over the world. First Choice is the follow-up program of the successful value enhancement program STAR, which primarily focused on internal synergies and cost reductions.

September 2006 Launch of GoGreen products

Deutsche Post World Net files for a patent for its GoGreen concept. The aim of the concept is to offer carbon-neutral shipping for DHL products for business and private customers, in order to cut CO2 emissions and to improve energy efficiency rigorously. All CO2 emissions generated in the transportation of GoGreen small parcels and packages are first calculated and then compensated for in the system. This compensation can be achieved through environmental protection projects and activities. Deutsche Post World Net is investing a major part of its environmental protection contribution in its own projects on the use of alternative vehicles and fuels. The Group also supports external projects, for example efforts to reduce methane gas in Germany, promotion of solar energy in Southeast Asia and reforestation of Brazil's Amazon region.

Green light for support of environmental protection projects.

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December 2006 Deutsche Post consolidates domestic parcel and mail business
In the future, both lines of business MAIL and PAKET Germany will be under the purview of the Corporate Board Member for MAIL. This step enables the company to optimize its internal flows and further improve quality of service. Document and express shipments remain the responsibility of the EXPRESS Corporate Division. With an additional revenue of some 2.6 billion euros the Corporate Division MAIL will then sum up to a total revenue of some 15.5 billion euros. The background for the decision lies in the large, common customer base, as well as numerous synergies between the mail and parcel areas in Germany. There is the potential here for additional improvements in quality along with significant cost benefits.

March 2007 DHL Innovation Center opened

Deutsche Post World Net opens the DHL Innovation Center in Troisdorf near Bonn. The goal and mission of the DHL Innovation Center are to develop marketable, highly innovative products from logistics trends of the future. In addition, the laboratory of the future forms an umbrella organization for all areas of technical innovation management that the company has been exploring. The laboratory of the future plays a key role in the Group's strategy, with which Deutsche Post World Net as

the No. 1 company in the global logistics market intends to become the world's most innovative logistics company. About 20 permanent employees are working on innovation projects in the center. An additional 10 jobs are filled by employees from the innovation and research partners. With this concept, Deutsche Post World Net is breaking new ground. No other logistics company has a facility that can compare to the DHL Innovation Center.

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February 2008 Frank Appel becomes the new CEO of Deutsche Post
Following Klaus Zumwinkel's resignation from his office as Chairman of the Board of Management of Deutsche Post, the Supervisory Board appoints Frank Appel as his successor on February 18. A member of the Board of Management since 2002, Appel was previously in charge of the LOGISTICS Division, Mail International and regulation management as well as bearing cross-divisional responsibility for the 100 largest customers (Global Customer Solutions).

New Group CEO: Neurobiologist Dr. Frank Appel.

April 2008 The Group starts global climate protection program GoGreen
Deutsche Post aims to reduce its carbon footprint for every letter mailed, every container shipped and every square meter of warehouse space used by 30 percent by the year 2020. With this target, the No. 1 global logistics company is the first major company in its industry to set a quantifiable climate protection target. The key levers of the climate protection program GoGreen are the optimization of the air and ground fleets, improved energy efficiency in buildings and plants, the development of innovative technologies, motivating employees, and the involvement of subcontractors. Furthermore, the Group will be expanding its range of GoGreen products and services and introducing them onto new markets.

At the core of the GoGreen Program is a three-pronged method of assessing, reducing and offsetting. In addition, Deutsche Post will be setting up a Carbon Accounting system which will be able to measure and document the carbon emissions.

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May 2008 Leipzig/Halle air hub opens

DHL has officially opened its new European air freight hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany. The hub, one of Europe's largest construction sites, expands DHL's international network, providing greater connectivity to global growth markets and enabling DHL to improve its overall customer service. The decisive criteria for the choice of location are the position of the airport, its proximity to growth markets in Eastern Europe, the long-term planning security with comprehensive authorization for night-time flights, the wealth of motivated and highly qualified locally-based personnel, and impressive infrastructure which allows for a future-oriented combination of the carriers air, road and rail. Leipzig is the first DHL facility able to meet its needs for electricity, heating and cooling energy, to a large extent self-sufficiently. This is ensured by a cogeneration unit for combined heat and power generation, together with 1,000 square meters of solar cells on the roof of the hangar workshop for the generation of electricity from solar energy. In addition, two underground cisterns, with a capacity of 300 cubic meters each collecting around 3,000 cubic meters of rain water each year, will be used instead of drinking water to wash the aircraft.

Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Frank Appel during the opening of the DHL Leipzig/Halle air freight hub.

November 2008 DHL withdraws from domestic express business in the USA
In order to minimize future uncertainties with regard to the US business of DHL Express, the Group announces that starting January 30, 2009, domestic air and ground products will no longer be offered in the USA. DHL will, however, continue to offer international products within the USA without restriction. The region will remain an indispensable component of the global DHL Express network.

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January 2009 Sale of Postbank

Deutsche Post AG sells a minority interest of 22.9 percent of Postbank to Deutsche Bank. The transaction is concluded on January 14, 2009, and is the first tranche in the sale process. The 22.9 percent minority interest corresponds to 50 million Postbank shares. With the sale, Deutsche Post withdraws gradually from the banking business. Deutsche Bank has the option of acquiring another 27.4 percent of Postbank in the following three years.

March 2009 Presentation of Strategy 2015

Effective immediately, the Group will be known as Deutsche Post DHL. The new name stands for clear structures, a new transparency in the Group and integrated solutions for customers. The new Group strategy comprises in essence a Group structure focused on Deutsche Post and DHL and a tighter interlinking of the DHL divisions, among other things through the creation of an additional overarching executive committee. In addition, there will be programs to simplify planning processes, an even stronger focus on the ever-changing needs of customers as well as support for the open leadership culture, propagated by Frank Appel, by means of an incentive system that places results and respect-oriented cooperation in the foreground.

Presentation of the new Group name by the Board of Management of Deutsche Post DHL (left to right) Bruce Edwards (SUPPLY CHAIN); Walter Scheurle (Personnel); Jrgen Gerdes (MAIL); Frank Appel (Chairman of the Board of Management); Hermann Ude (GLOBAL FORWARDING,FREIGHT); John Allan (Finance) and Ken Allen (EXPRESS).

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Group structure Deutsche Post DHL as of 2009

Corporate Center

The postal service for Germany

The logistics company for the world

Global Business Services

Shareholder Structure (As of January 30, 2009)

Total number of shares Federal Republic of Germany KfW Free Float thereof instituional investors thereof private investors

1.209.015.874

Share 100 % 0% 30 % 70 % 63 % 7%