DGAP-Ad hoc: H&K AG

August 29, 2017. The supervisory board of H&K AG, the parent company of the Heckler & Koch Group ("Heckler & Koch"), has revoked the appointment of Mr. Norbert Scheuch as Chairman of the Executive Board and as Chief Executive Officer of H&K AG with immediate effect.　

Until the appointment of a successor in the near future, Mr. Wolfgang Hesse, the sole executive board member of H&K AG and the sole executive director of Heckler & Koch GmbH, will take over Mr. Scheuch's duties, in close cooperation with the supervisory board.　

The already initiated strategic realignment of the Group, the operational transformation process and the product innovation initiative will be continued unchanged.