BRUSSELS, BELGIUM--(Marketwire - Sep 20, 2012) - Kleinwort Benson Group Limited. ("KBG"), the wholly owned subsidiary of financial services group RHJ International ("RHJI"), confirmed today that it has reached agreement with Deutsche Bank to acquire BHF-BANK, one of Germany's leading private banks.

The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

An analyst and investor call will be held today at 11:00 am (New York) / 4:00 pm (London) / 5:00 pm (Brussels). To take part in the call, please use one of the dial-in numbers provided in the full press release link below, or log on to RHJI's corporate website to listen to the live audio webcast (www.rhji.com).

Full Press Release (PDF): http://hugin.info/135946/R/1642116/529011.pdf

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