SAF-HOLLAND S.A. / Change of Personnel

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SAF-HOLLAND S.A. restructures the Board of Directors: 

Dr. Reiner Beutel has been newly appointed to the Board, effective February
1, 2009. Dr. Beutel will also become the Chairman of the Management Board
of SAF-HOLLAND Group GmbH, starting on February 2, 2009.

In addition, the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of SAF-HOLLAND
S.A., Dr. Rolf Bartke, will be stepping down from the Board in accordance
with his own wishes and for personal reasons, effective at the close of
January 31, 2009. His successor is to be appointed promptly.


Board of Directors
Luxembourg, January 30, 2009 
30.01.2009  Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language:     English
Issuer:       SAF-HOLLAND S.A.
              68-70, boulevard de la Pétrusse
              L-2320 Luxembourg
              Luxemburg
Phone:        +49 6095 301 - 0
Fax:          +49 6095 301 - 260
E-mail:       info@safholland.de
Internet:     www.safholland.com
ISIN:         LU0307018795
WKN:          A0MU70
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
 
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