CFO Eick to resign from Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom AG with effect from February 28, 2009 and move to another company

Ad hoc notification from Deutsche Telekom in accordance with § 15 of the Security Trading Act (WpHG)

Dr. Karl-Gerhard Eick, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chairman of the Deutsche Telekom AG Board of Management, asked the Supervisory Board today to release him prematurely from his current term of office, which is not due to expire until 2012. The Supervisory Board agreed to his request at its meeting today. Dr. Eick will continue to perform his tasks at Deutsche Telekom until the end of February 2009, when the 2008 annual financial statements have been submitted and leave the company on March 1 to work for another company.

Dr. Eick joined Deutsche Telekom in November 1999. He has been Chief Financial Officer of the company since the start of 2000 and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management since 2004.