DPL Holds 2009 Annual Meeting

Three Directors Re-Elected to Board
DAYTON, Ohio--(Business Wire)--
DPL Inc. (NYSE: DPL) held its annual meeting of shareholders in Dayton, Ohio
today. Glenn Harder, DPL chairman of the board, and Paul Barbas, DPL president
and chief executive officer, provided an overview of 2008 financial results and
operational performance.

In his remarks to shareholders, Harder emphasized DPL`s improvements. "In spite
of the challenging economic conditions, I am pleased to report that DPL is a
stronger company today than it was when 2008 began," he said.

Harder also highlighted recognition of the company`s financial good standing,
noting the recent increases in ratings from Standard & Poor`s, and the positive
outlooks received in 2008 from Moody`s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings.

"Since 2004, we`ve had a concerted effort to improve the company`s corporate
governance profile in a number of areas," Harder said, "transparent accounting
practices, solid financial controls and a strong `code of conduct` for all
employees. Our efforts toward fiscal and corporate responsibility were recently
recognized externally, by Forbes magazine, as DPL was named one of Forbes` `100
Most Trustworthy Companies.`"

CEO Paul Barbas also highlighted DPL`s 2008 operational accomplishments. "It is
quite possible that 2009 will provide even sterner tests than those we faced
last year," Barbas said. "I am confident that the learning and adaptive culture
of our company will prevail, just as we demonstrated during 2008."

At the meeting, shareholders re-elected three directors, as recommended by the
board, to a three-year term expiring in 2012:

Paul R. Bishop, chairman and CEO of H-P Products, Inc.
Frank F. Gallaher, managing member of Gallaher & Associates, LLC
General Lester L. Lyles, retired, independent consultant

In addition, shareholders ratified KPMG as independent public accountants.

About DPL

DPL Inc. (NYSE:DPL) is a regional energy company. DPL was named one of Forbes`
"100 Most Trustworthy Companies"in 2009.

DPL`s principal subsidiaries include The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L);
DPL Energy, LLC (DPLE); and DPL Energy Resources, Inc. (DPLER). DP&L, a
regulated electric utility, provides service to over 514,000 retail customers in
West Central Ohio; DPLE engages in the operation of merchant peaking generation
facilities; and DPLER is a competitive retail electric supplier in Ohio, selling
to major industrial and commercial customers. DPL, through its subsidiaries,
owns and operates approximately 3,700 megawatts of generation capacity, of which
2,800 megawatts are low cost coal-fired units and 900 megawatts are natural gas
and diesel peaking units. Further information can be found at www.dplinc.com.

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