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DGAP-News: UNIWHEELS AG: UNIWHEELS AG shares to be included in mWIG40 index on Warsaw Stock Exchange with effect from March 21, 2016

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08.03.2016 / 11:00 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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UNIWHEELS AG shares to be included in mWIG40 index on Warsaw Stock Exchange with effect from March 21, 2016 Inclusion in mWIG40 midcap index just after 10 months of being listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange Bad Dürkheim, 8th March 2016

According to Warsaw Stock Exchange Management Board resolution of March 4, 2016 following the trading session of March 18, 2016 UNIWHEELS AG shares will be included in mWIG40 index as a result of annual adjustment. The changes will become effective from March 21, 2016. Inclusion in midcap mWIG40 index is made after only 10 months of UNIWHEELS AG being listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

"We are very happy that UNIWHEELS AG shares will be included in the prestigious and important mWIG40 midcap index. It happened only 10 months since our debut in Warsaw and 6 months since our inclusion in sWIG80 index. This decision shows that our Company is attractive for investors and has quickly fulfilled strict turnover, liquidity, market cap and free float criteria needed for inclusion in mWIG40" - says Dr. Thomas Buchholz, UNIWHEELS AG CEO. Inclusion in mWIG40 midcap index will certainly generate more interest from both Polish and international investors" - he adds.

"After being listed for 10 months we are convinced that choosing Warsaw as market place was the right decision. Clear rules, professional market players and efficient investor contacts are crucial factors of a capital market from the issuer's perspective" - says Dr. Karsten Obenaus, UNIWHEELS AG CFO.

"Our business model and our very good prospects are appreciated by investors, as well as our continuous improvement of financial results and professional way of communication with the market. It is clearly reflected in UNIWHEELS AG's stock price performance. The price has reached new record highs above PLN 130 per share - over 23% higher than the IPO price" - he adds.

Market capitalization of UNIWHEELS AG as of March 3, 2016 reached PLN 1.640 mln (EUR 380 mln). Free float is 38.7%.

In the first nine months of 2015 UNIWHEELS had EUR 320 million of revenues (+21.6% y/y), EUR 41.6 mln of EBITDA (+32% y/y) and EUR 27.9 mln of net profit (+75.7% y/y). Full audited FY2015 financial report is to be published on March 24, 2016.

UNIWHEELS AG successfully conducted an initial public offering and debuted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in May 2015. From the issue of new shares, the Company received the amount of approx. EUR 62.7 mln gross. Proceeds from the offering are used to finance the construction of a new production plant in Stalowa Wola, Poland, which will allow to increase the Group's production capacity by approx. 2 mln wheels (to approx. 10 million wheels in total).

About UNIWHEELS:

The UNIWHEELS Group is one of the leading manufacturers of aluminum wheels for cars in Europe and is one of the few technology leaders worldwide in the aluminum wheel industry.

UNIWHEELS is the third largest European supplier of OEM wheels for the automotive industry as well as the market-leading manufacturer of alloy wheels for the accessories market (AM) in Europe. Well-known Group brands include ATS, RIAL, ALUTEC and ANZIO. The Group currently has three production plants, two of which are in Poland (Stalowa Wola) and one in Germany (Werdohl). In 2016, a fourth plant will go into operations in Stalowa Wola.

UNIWHEELS sees itself as one of the leading partners of the automotive industry for the optimum reduction of CO2 emissions by reducing the weight of alloy wheels. As well as weight-optimized construction methods, the following procedures are primarily used: Flow Forming, Lightforming, undercutting and forging.

Since 2015, UNIWHEELS AG is publicly listed on Main Market of Warsaw Stock Exchange. The UNIWHEELS stock is floated under security identification number A13STW, ISIN DE000A13STW4 and ticker symbol UNW.

For more information please contact:

Oliver Madsen Head of Investor Relations E-Mail: o.madsen@de.uniwheels.com UNIWHEELS AG Gustav-Kirchhoff-Str. 10 67098 Bad Dürkheim Germany

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