Ad-hoc | 4 July 2002 14:51

JENOPTIK AG english

Jenoptik and EADS merge their facility management activities. Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Jenoptik and EADS merge their facility management activities. The Jenoptik technology group and the European aerospace group EADS of Amsterdam are merging their facility management activities. The Jenoptik Group subsidiary, M+W Zander Facility Management GmbH, a part of Clean Systems, Jenoptik’s largest business division, will be involved in the new company. The EADS subsidiary, D.I.B. – Gesellschaft für Standortbetreiberdienste mbH (Society for Facility Operational Services), will be involved in the new company as well. D.I.B. provides its services at EADS’ Munich site (Ottobrunn) while being active as a facility management provider for a large number of other companies including banks and insurance firms throughout southern Germany. M+W Zander – D.I.B. Facility Management GmbH will be present in important European markets and throughout Germany – with a total of around 2,100 employees and a sales volume of over 300 million euros. EADS will control 30.9 percent of the company while Jenoptik holds 69.1 percent through its subsidiary, M+W Zander Holding AG. The new company will be tied to Jenoptik’s Clean Systems business division. This merger will lead to one of the largest independent providers of complete facility management in Europe. Contact: Public Relations, Jörg Hettmann, Phone/Fax +49-3641-652255/2484 Investor Relations, Steffen Schneider, Phone/Fax +49-3641-652290/3629 end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 04.07.2002 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 622910; ISIN: DE0006229107; Index: MDAX Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart 041451 Jul 02