Deutsche Beteiligungs AG announced after nearly 13 years, von Hodenberg in his role as Spokesman of the company's Board of Management, he will step down from the Board on March 26, 2013. Succeeding him will be Torsten Grede, a member of the Board of Management for many years, whose appointment was announced by the Supervisory Board last year.

From the retained profit of the company, based on German GAAP (HGB) and totaling EUR 24.1 million, the company plans to pay a dividend and, in view of this past year's successful realisations, a surplus dividend on top. The proposed dividend slated for payment in March 2013 totals EUR 1.20 per share, consisting of a EUR 0.40 base dividend in addition to a surplus dividend of EUR 0.80. In 2012, the payout to shareholders was EUR 0.80, EUR 0.40 of which was a surplus dividend.