Daimler CEO Dr. Dieter Zetsche buys shares of around 1.2 million euros

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, has acquired a number of 22,000 shares at Daimler AG. With this purchase of shares, Dr. Zetsche invested approximately EUR 1,146,000 in his own company.

"With the share purchase, Dieter Zetsche underlines his confidence in a sustainable and positive development of Daimler. It is also a sign to all other Daimler shareholders," said Jörg Howe, Head of Corporate and Global Communications Daimler AG.

For the purchase of shares, Dr. Zetsche used the proceeds that came before it flowed directly from the exercise of an existing stock option plan (in this case, the plan options in 2004).

A complete listing of transactions on the Internet can be found at http://www.daimler.com/dccom/0-5-58950-1-1597456-1-0-0-0-0-0-8-7145-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html.

Credits: Daimler AG

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