Dresdner Bank confirms that Eric Strutz is appointed to the board and CFO role.

[private] At its meeting yesterday, the Supervisory Board of Dresdner Bank AG appointed Eric Strutz, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Board of Managing Directors of Commerzbank, to the Board of Managing Directors of Dresdner Bank, where he will exercise the CFO function, too.

Strutz succeeds Klaus Rosenfeld, who left the Board of Managing Directors of Dresdner Bank as agreed on 17 March 2009. On being appointed to the Board of Managing Directors, Strutz resigned as a member of the Supervisory Board of Dresdner Bank. He will be succeeded in this capacity by Jochen Klösges.

“Klaus Rosenfeld made a decisive contribution to the merger of Dresdner Bank and Commerzbank. The Boards of Managing Directors and Supervisory Boards of both banks would like to thank him for his exceptional dedication in this critical period of the integration process”, said Martin Blessing, Chairman of the Boards of Managing Directors of Commerzbank and Dresdner Bank.

Klaus Rosenfeld, 42, began his career with Dresdner Bank in 1985. In 2002, he was appointed to the Board of Managing Directors, where he was responsible for the areas of Finance/Controlling, Compliance and Corporate Investments. Eric Strutz, 44, has been Chief Financial Officer of Commerzbank since 2003.

At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Dresdner Bank adopted the annual financial statements of Dresdner Bank AG and approved the consolidated financial statements of the Group. At the same time, the Supervisory Board and the General Meeting that followed it resolved to increase Dresdner Bank’s equity by €4 billion. This ensures that Dresdner Bank has adequate levels of regulatory capital at its disposal.[/private]