Capital Increase

euromicron AG successfully placed its shares with German and international institutional investors by way of the accelerated bookbuilding method. 16.50 465,999 shares with an entitlement to a share in profits as of fiscal year 2010 were placed at a price of €16.50 per share. The gross proceeds for the company are around €7,689,000.00 million. The proceeds from the capital increase are part of the framework for financing the company’s growth and innovation program for new products and systems, and essentially serve to bolster our capital structure, strengthen the equity ratio and reduce borrowings. As a result, the company increases its financial flexibility for the next stage of its corporate strategy.

The capital stock of the company of currently €11,914,000.00, which is divided into 4,660,000 no-par bearer shares, is increased by €1,191,397.44 to €13,105,397.44. The subscription right of shareholders is excluded pursuant to the authorization in Section 5 (4) Sentence 4 of the Articles of Association. The new shares will be listed under a separate ISIN until the end of the General Meeting that decides on the appropriation of profits for fiscal year 2009, which is expected to be held on June 17, 2010.

The Frankfurt-based investment bank equinet AG acted as sole lead manager and sole bookrunner in the transaction.