EANS-Adhoc: Ad hoc notification in accordance with § 15 of the German Securities Trading Act Arcandor AG / Dr. Görg appointed as insolvency administrator of Arcandor AG

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ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro
adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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01.09.2009

Essen/Germany, September 1, 2009. The District Court in Essen as the competent
insolvency court has appointed Dr. Klaus Hubert Görg as insolvency administrator
of Arcandor AG, Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH, Quelle GmbH transferring the power of
administration and control over all assets and the power of representation of
these companies to the insolvency administrator.

Along with CEO Dr. Karl-Gerhard Eick, other executives to leave the company
include CFO Rüdiger A. Günther, Arnold Mattschull (Head of Central Purchasing),
Stefan W. Herzberg (Head of Department Stores), Zvezdana Seeger (Head of
Restructuring and IT), and Manny Fontenla-Novoa (Head of Tourism).

Marc Sommer, CEO of the mail-order group Primondo, will continue to support the
sales activities and the control of operations in his area of responsibility.

Further inquiry note:
Detlef Neveling
Telefon: +49 (0) 201 727-9816
E-Mail: detlef.neveling@arcandor.com

end of announcement euro adhoc
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emitter:      Arcandor AG
              Theodor-Althoff-Straße 2
              D-45133 Essen
phone:        +49 (0)201 727 9816
FAX:          +49 (0)201 727 9854
mail:         ir@arcandor.com
WWW:          http://www.arcandor.com
sector:       Retail
ISIN:         DE0006275001
indexes:      Midcap Market Index, MDAX, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX, Prime
              All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, regulated dealing:
              Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München 
language:     English

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