Ad-hoc | 23 September 2004 20:25

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG buys back limited number of its own shares

Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Carl Zeiss Meditec AG buys back limited number of its own shares Carl Zeiss Meditec AG intends to buy its own shares on the stock exchange. The number of shares to be purchased is limited and will be a number midway between one and ten thousand. The Management Board of the company was authorised at the annual general meeting on 19 March 2004 to buy back its own shares so as to offer these for purchase to employees of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG or its subsidiaries. The authorisation granted to the Management Board to buy back its own shares is limited until 18 September 2005. In accordance with the shareholders’ resolution, the purchase price may not be more than 10% above or below the closing rate of Carl Zeiss Meditec shares in XETRA trading at Frankfurt Stock Exchange on the respective previous day of business. The Management Board considers an investment in the company’s own shares at the current market price to be beneficial. Contact: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jens Brajer/Director Investor Relations, Göschwitzer Str. 51-52, 07745 Jena, Phone: +49 (0)3641-220-105, Fax: +49 (0)3641-220-117, E-mail: investors@meditec.zeiss.com end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 23.09.2004 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 531370; ISIN: DE0005313704; Index: Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 232025 Sep 04