Ad-hoc | 24 February 2004 08:00

AT&S is appointing a new board member and is preparing to hand over CEO position

Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– AT&S is appointing a new board member and is preparing to hand over the position of CEO in 2005 The supervisory board has decided to expand the management board of AT&S AG from two to three members. Mr Steen Hansen will take over the position of Chief Financial Officer from Dr. Harald Sommerer in April 2004. As the designated CEO, Dr Harald Sommerer will continue to fulfil his other management responsibilities (Supply Chain Managment, Human Resources, Investor Relations), and is now preparing to take over the position of CEO from Willibald Dörflinger. The decision on the appointment of the Chief Technical Officer will be made later. As announced a year ago, Willibald Dörflinger will end his operational management role, at his own request and for personal reasons, in June 2005, after more than 25 years with AT&S, and will continue to serve the company, provided that the general assembly of shareholders approves this, as a member of the supervisory board. If you have any inquiries please contact René Berger, Investor Relations Manager, Tel: +43-1-68300-9215, E-Mail: r.berger@ats.net end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 24.02.2004 Issuer’s information/explanatory remarks concerning this ad-hoc-announcement: Steen Hansen – his career so far Steen Hansen, born in 1958, is a Danish citizen. He has had more than twenty years experience as a financial manager, working more than ten years as a Chief Financial Officer of major international companies. At AT&S, Mr Hansen will be responsible for the areas of Accounting/Controlling, Finance/Administration, and data processing. ——————————————————————————– WKN: 922230; ISIN: AT0000969985; Index: TecDAX, NEMAX 50 Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 240800 Feb 04