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Copenhagen,07/04/2010Japanese Trio Signs Up For Another 10 YearsMAN Diesel partners renew two-stroke licence agreementsAt individual ceremonies in Japan, Hitachi Zosen Corporation, MitsuiEngineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. havesigned contracts renewing their successful licence agreements for theproduction of MAN B&W engines.At individual ceremonies in Japan, Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Mitsui Engineering &Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. have signed contractsrenewing their successful licence agreements for the production of MAN B&Wengines.MAN Diesel & Turbo SETeglholmsgade 41DK-2450 Copenhagen SVDENMARKwww.mandiesel.comGroup MarketingFurther information:Peter Dan PetersenTel.: +45 33 85 14 70peterd.petersen@man.euGraphics and images:Mia GlarborgTel.: +45 33 85 15 90mia.glarborg@man.euThe licence renewals continue a long tradition of cooperation between MAN Dieseland these particular licensees with Kawasaki, Mitsui and Hitachi having signed theirfirst agreements with MAN Diesel in 1911, 1926 and 1951 respectively.MAN Diesel was represented at each ceremony by Dr. Stephan Timmermann,Executive Board Member, Thomas Knudsen, Senior Vice President Low-Speed,Klaus Engberg, Senior Vice President Two-Stroke Licensing, and Ko Sasaki,President of MAN Diesel Japan.Dr. Timmermann said: “MAN Diesel and its licensees share the same corporatevalues, of which trustworthiness is the most important. The engines produced byMitsui, Hitachi and Kawasaki all have an excellent reputation for being of the highestquality and have contributed to Japan’s prosperity and welfare in enabling it to reachevery corner of the world through international trade. We are proud of the trust suchesteemed companies have placed in our company over so many years.”Dr. Timmermann continued: “Each licensee is deeply involved in solving thechallenges of the modern world, namely how to generate growth and welfare withoutharming the environment. Through these new license agreements, MAN Diesel andits licensees commit themselves to reducing shipping’s environmental footprint. These4/2010

Press ReleasePage 2 / 4agreements give Mitsui, Hitachi and Kawasaki the right to promote, produce andservice engines that comply with the imminent IMO (International MaritimeOrganization) environmental legislation.”The IMO is a specialised agency of the United Nations whose primary purpose is todevelop and maintain a comprehensive regulatory framework for shipping. It is due toissue further emission legislation in 2016, which will be the strictest ever within theshipping sector.The signing ceremoniesThe Hitachi ceremony took place on 23 March in Tokyo where K. Anzai, SeniorManaging Director, signed on behalf of Hitachi in the presence of K. Sawada,Executive Officer, H. Oh-Oka, General Manager of Sales Dept., and S. Aoyama,Assistant Manager.The same day, again in Tokyo, Mitsui renewed their agreement where Y. Katoh,President & Representative Director, signed on behalf of the company. His signaturewas witnessed by his colleagues, T. Tanaka, Managing Director, M. Ohtsu, AssociateDirector, and M. Masuda, General Manager Diesel Engine Sales Dept.On the following day, 24 March, the Kawasaki ceremony took place in Kobe with Y.Asano, Managing Director signing for the company, and witnessed by J. Iki, ExecutiveOfficer, H. Sakurai, Senior Manager Diesel Engine Dept., and S. Nishi, Senior StaffOfficer.Upon concluding the third ceremony, Dr. Timmermann said: “MAN Diesel has had along and fruitful relationship with these three prestigious companies that figure soprominently in Japan’s industrial sector. The licence business is a people-to-peoplebusiness and our cooperation has moved beyond business as it has developed overthe years, as many friendships have been forged between individuals in ourcompanies. I am delighted to sign these contracts to ensure that these relationshipscontinue, and look forward to further success in the future.”4/2010

Press ReleasePage 3 / 4At the Hitachi Zosen Corporation signing ceremony: (seated) K. Anzai and Dr. StephanTimmermann, (standing, from left), S. Aoyama, H. Oh-Oka, K. Sasaki, Thomas Knudsen, KlausEngberg and K. SawadaDr. Stephan Timmermann, Executive Board MAN Diesel, congratulates Y. Katoh, President &Representative Director, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. at the signing ceremony inTokyo4/2010

Press ReleasePage 4 / 4Pictured at the signing ceremony between MAN Diesel and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. inKobe: (seated) Dr. Stephan Timmermann and Y. Asano, Managing Director Kawasaki HeavyIndustries; (standing, from left) K. Sasaki, Klaus Engberg, Thomas Knudsen, J. Iki, H. Sakurai,and S. NishiMAN Diesel & TurboMAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, Germany, is the world’s leading provider of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery formarine and stationary applications. It designs two-stroke and four-stroke engines that are manufactured both by the company and by itslicensees. The engines have power outputs ranging from 47 kW to 97 MW. MAN Diesel & Turbo also designs and manufactures gas turbines ofup to 50 MW, steam turbines of up to 150 MW and compressors with volume flows of up to 1.5 million m³/h and pressures of up to 1,000 bar.The product range is rounded off by turbochargers, CP propellers, gas engines, engines for locomotives and chemical reactors. MAN Diesel &Turbo’s range of goods includes complete marine propulsion systems, turbomachinery units for the oil & gas as well as the process industriesand turnkey power plants. Customers receive worldwide after-sales services marketed under the MAN PrimeServ brand. The company employsaround 12,500 staff, primarily in Germany, Denmark, France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Italy, India and China; it has a presence inaround 150 countries. MAN Diesel & Turbo is a company of the Power Engineering business area of MAN SE, which is listed on the DAX shareindex of the 30 leading companies in Germany.Ref no 6510-01754/2010