Siemens AG

Annual Shareholders' Meeting elects new Supervisory Board

Munich, Germany, 2013-Jan-23

Gerhard Cromme reelected Supervisory Board Chairman
Ten new shareholder representatives elected to Supervisory Board

At the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Siemens AG on Wednesday, ten shareholder representatives were elected to the company's Supervisory Board. Their election had been proposed in the previously published agenda. At the Supervisory Board meeting held immediately following the Annual Shareholders' Meeting, Gerhard Cromme was reelected Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

The following individuals were elected to serve as shareholder representatives on the Supervisory Board, effective at the conclusion of the Annual Shareholders' Meeting:

Dr. Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zurich Insurance Group AG
Gerd von Brandenstein, Member of the Supervisory Boards of Siemens AG and degewo AG
Dr. Gerhard Cromme, Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Siemens AG and ThyssenKrupp AG
Michael Diekmann, Chairman of the Board of Management of Allianz SE
Dr. Hans Michael Gaul, Chairman of the Audit Committee of Siemens AG
Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss, President of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
Dr. Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, President and Chairwoman of the Managing Board of TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
Gérard Mestrallet, President and CEO of GDF SUEZ S.A.
Güler Sabancı, Chairwoman and Managing Director of Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding A.Ş.
Werner Wenning, Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Bayer AG and E.ON AG.

The full election results are available at www.siemens.com/agm

Pursuant to the provisions of the German Codetermination Act, the following individuals were elected at the end of September 2012 to serve as employee representatives on the new Supervisory Board, effective at the conclusion of the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on January 23, 2013:

Lothar Adler, Chairman of the Central Works Council of Siemens AG
Bettina Haller, Chairwoman of the Combine Works Council of Siemens AG
Hans-Jürgen Hartung, Chairman of the Works Council of the Siemens Energy Sector, Erlangen, Germany
Berthold Huber, First Chairman of IG Metall
Robert Kensbock, Member of the Central Works Council of Siemens AG
Harald Kern, Chairman of the Siemens Europe Committee
Jürgen Kerner, Executive Managing Board Member of IG Metall
Dr. Rainer Sieg, Chairman of the Committee of Spokespersons of the Siemens Group and Chairman of the Central Committee of Spokespersons of Siemens AG
Birgit Steinborn, Deputy Chairwoman of the Central Works Council of Siemens AG
Sibylle Wankel, Attorney, Bavarian Regional Headquarters of IG Metall.

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the fields of industry, energy and healthcare as well as providing infrastructure solutions, primarily for cities and metropolitan areas. For over 165 years, Siemens has stood for technological excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality. The company is the world's largest provider of environmental technologies. Around 40 percent of its total revenue stems from green products and solutions. In fiscal 2012, which ended on September 30, 2012, revenue from continuing operations totaled €78.3 billion and income from continuing operations €4.9 billion (incl. IAS19R). At the end of September 2012, Siemens had around 370,000 employees worldwide on the basis of continuing operations. Further information is available on the Internet at: www.siemens.com.

Reference Number: AXX20130122e

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