RHJ International

Extraordinary Shareholder's Meeting Update

Renaming of RHJ International to BHF Kleinwort Benson Group 
Appointment of Directors 

Brussels, 24 February 2015 - RHJ International (the "Company" or "RHJI") hosted today its Extraordinary Shareholder's Meeting (the "ESM").
RHJI informs that the ESM approved the following resolutions:
 
1- Change of the Company's name from RHJ International to BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
The new name illustrates the group's activities as a provider of financial services. The components of the new name reflect the names under which the Company's principal operating subsidiaries conduct business. The change of name will be effective on 24 March 2015.
  
2- Appointments to the Company's Board of Directors
The ESM approved the appointment of each of Dr Johannes Fritz, Mr Gerd Häusler, Prof Dr Anne van Aaken and Mr Patrick Lei Zhong as director with effect as of today and until immediately after the Annual Shareholders' Meeting which shall be invited to approve the non-consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending 31 December 2016.

Dr Matthias Döpfner, Mr Peter Foy and Mr Lucio A. Noto have resigned from the Board of Directors as of today.

The Board of Directors shall be composed as follows:
 

Leonhard Fischer	Executive Director
Dr Johannes Fritz	Non-executive Director
Mr Gerd Häusler	Non-executive Director, Independent Director
Prof Dr Anne van Aaken	Non-executive Director, Independent Director
Konstantin Graf von Schweinitz	Non-executive Director, Independent Director
Mr Patrick Lei Zhong	Non-executive Director

3- Appointments as Independent Director comply with Belgian companies code