DPD acquires German franchisee DPD Systemlogistik

Subject to the approval of the cartel authority DPD GeoPost (Deutschland) GmbH will, from 1 April 2015, be the new owner of DPD Systemlogistik

All seven locations will be taken over, complete with 600 employees and 750 delivery personnel

Further impetus for the growth strategy of DPD in Germany

Aschaffenburg, 9 March 2015 – With the acquisition of its franchisee DPD Systemlogistik the international parcel and express service provider is completing its organisational structure on the German market. The purchase contracts were signed last Friday.As a DPD franchisee DPD Systemlogistikhas so far operated seven depots in southern Germany and Saxony,with around 600 employees and 750 delivery drivers. DPD Systemlogistikwas previously owned by DPD's competitor GLS Germany GmbH & Co. OHG. The take-over by DPD GeoPost (Deutschland) GmbH – previously already the largest franchisee of DPD in Germany – is still conditional on the approval of the Federal Cartel Authority but should be completed by 31 March 2015. All Systemlogistikdepots and personnel will be taken over, and business relations with all customers and system partners will continue without interruption. It has been agreed that the purchase price will remain confidential.

"The acquisition of DPD Systemlogistikwill enable us to round off our network and ensure an even more efficient organisational structure which will provide further impetus for our growth strategy", states DPD CEO Boris Winkelmann. "I'm especially delighted that all the DPD Systemlogistikemployees and customers will remain part of the DPD family and we can continue to operate successfully together."

GeoPost, which is part of the La Poste Group and was already DPD's majority shareholder before the acquisition, now owns 93.79% of shares in DPD. With a holding of 6.21%DPD Zeitfracht GmbH Co. KGis the only other shareholder.

Photo:DPD is taking over all the locations and employees of its former franchisee DPD Systemlogistik. Around 600 staff and 750 delivery drivers arecurrently in operation at the seven DPD Systemlogistikdepots.

Photo available in print quality at.

About DPD

With the shipment of 2.5 million parcels a day DPD is a leading international provider of parcel and express services. The company has the most efficient road network in Europe and delivers to 230 countries worldwide. Customers can choose services from an extensive product range of national and international parcel and express services for business and home deliveries.

Every parcels sent via DPD’s network are carbon neutral in major European markets as of July 2012. This Total Zero principle means carbon neutral parcel shipping at no extra cost to the customer. Total Zero, DPD’s new carbon neutrality commitment, demonstrates the company’s ongoing efforts to reduce its environmental impact on the planet.

A workforce of 24,000 and 18,000 vehicles operate at more than 800 locations. The majority shareholder in DPD is the GeoPost Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of French Groupe La Poste. With a consolidated turnover of 4.391 billion euros in the year 2013 GeoPost is currently Europe's second-largest provider of express parcel services.

In Germany DPD is the market leader in national and international B2B parcel services. It has 76 depots country-wide and more than 5,000 DPD ParcelShops, with a workforce of 7,500 and 9,000 vehicles in daily operation on behalf of the customers in B2B and B2C parcel shipping.

Press contact:

DPD Dynamic Parcel Distribution GmbH & Co. KG

Peter Rey

PR Officer

Wailandtstraße 1

63741 Aschaffenburg

Tel.: +49 (0) 6021 492-7066