Corporate | 20 June 2007 07:38
Manz Automation AG / Capital Increase Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reutlingen, June 20, 2007. Manz Automation AG, one of the world's leading producers of automation, quality assurance and laser process technology for the photovoltaic and LCD industry, is planning to place 325,650 new shares (10% of the share capital) from a capital increase from authorized capital excluding subscription rights. The proceeds from the capital increase will be used to finance further growth. Manz Automation AG is planning, for example, to access complementary technologies and additional resources via potential acquisitions in Germany and abroad. A banking syndicate led by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) as the lead manager and sole bookrunner has been engaged to execute this transaction. The syndicate also includes BHF-BANK and HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt as co-lead managers. The market protection agreement with the company described in the offering memorandum dated September 7, 2006 will be waived for this transaction. Moreover, additional soft lock-up agreements have been agreed with Mr. Dieter Manz and the company. These run until December 31, 2007. The placement price for the new shares will be set during accelerated bookbuilding. The shares will be exclusively offered to German and European institutional investors as part of a private placement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News: Company profile Manz Automation AG develops and manufactures systems and components for automation, quality assurance and laser process technology. The company's core competences are to be found in robotics, image processing, laser technology and control technology. Manz Automation AG thus unites bundled expertise from elementary technology areas to achieve optimum results for its customers. The company has three divisions: photovoltaic (systems.solar), LCD (systems.lcd) and components and OEM systems (systems.aico) for automation in various sectors of industry. In addition, Manz Automation AG is planning to equip laboratory systems in the pharmaceuticals and life science sector with its technology (systems.lab). Reutlingen-based Manz Automation AG was formed in 1987 and has branches in the USA, Taiwan, Korea, China and Hungary. In fiscal year 2006 the Manz group recorded total operating revenue totaling around EUR 44 million, up almost 50% year-on-year. More than 60% of revenues are recorded abroad, in particular in Asia. Shares of Manz Automation AG have been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchanges Entry Standard with ISIN DE000A0JQ5U3 or WKN (German Securities Code) A0JQ5U since September 22, 2006. Disclaimer: This information is neither an offer for sale nor an instruction to buy securities of Manz Automation AG. The information included in this press release is exclusively for persons who are residents of and are domiciled in Germany. Securities of Manz Automation AG have not been and are not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 in the current applicable version, and may neither be offered nor sold in the United States of America. The information included in this press release may not be disseminated in the United States of America, and may not be passed on to U.S. persons - as defined in Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 in the current applicable version. Contact Manz Automation AG Birte-Christina Benecke Tel.: +49 (0)7121 – 9000-21 Fax: +49 (0)7121 – 9000-99 e-mail: bbenecke@manz-automation.com Investor relations cometis AG Ulrich Wiehle Tel.: +49 (0)611 – 205855-11 Fax: +49 (0)611 – 205855-66 e-mail: wiehle@cometis.de DGAP 20.06.2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------