Electric machine, in particular universal motor, having a stator and an end plate for fastening to an end face of the stator, wherein the end plate - for releasably positioning or fixing a contacting wire of a stator coil (8a, 8b) has at least two deflecting assistance devices which are designed to guide the contacting wire in such a manner that the latter is multiply deflected at and/or in the deflecting assistance devices and is thereby positioned or fixed thereon, - wherein at least one of the deflecting assistance devices has, for the defined guidance of the contacting wire, a guide recess, in particular a guide groove, for receiving the contacting wire, and said guide recess comprises three or more elongate guide portions (5a, 5b, 5c) having directions of extent differing from one another, and the respective guide portion (5a, 5b, 5c) is designed to limit the contacting wire in at least one direction perpendicular to the guide portion extent such that the contacting wire is in each case deflected at the transition between said guide portions (5a, 5b, 5c), characterized in that at least one of the deflecting assistance devices is a protrusion, the entire deflecting assistance device being designed in the form of a protrusion - which, in a state of the end plate fastened to the stator, extends away from the end face of the stator, in particular substantially perpendicularly thereto, and/or - the dimensions of which are slender and/or compact in such a manner that the entire protrusion or at least part thereof together with the contacting wire, which is multiply deflected at and/or in the protrusion, can be encased by a stabilizing shrinkage sleeve. - for releasably positioning or fixing a contacting wire of a stator coil (8a, 8b) has at least two deflecting assistance devices which are designed to guide the contacting wire in such a manner that the latter is multiply deflected at and/or in the deflecting assistance devices and is thereby positioned or fixed thereon, - wherein at least one of the deflecting assistance devices has, for the defined guidance of the contacting wire, a guide recess, in particular a guide groove, for receiving the contacting wire, and said guide recess comprises three or more elongate guide portions (5a, 5b, 5c) having directions of extent differing from one another, and the respective guide portion (5a, 5b, 5c) is designed to limit the contacting wire in at least one direction perpendicular to the guide portion extent such that the contacting wire is in each case deflected at the transition between said guide portions (5a, 5b, 5c), characterized in that at least one of the deflecting assistance devices is a protrusion, the entire deflecting assistance device being designed in the form of a protrusion - which, in a state of the end plate fastened to the stator, extends away from the end face of the stator, in particular substantially perpendicularly thereto, and/or - the dimensions of which are slender and/or compact in such a manner that the entire protrusion or at least part thereof together with the contacting wire, which is multiply deflected at and/or in the protrusion, can be encased by a stabilizing shrinkage sleeve.