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18.01.2012 23:02

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* Purchasing price of USD 35.2 million * Focusing of activities in Malaysia on R&D and strategic purchasing * Improving working capital

Eching near Munich, January 18th, 2012. Kontron and Plexus have successfully finalized the sale of assets of the 100-percent daughter company Kontron Design Manufacturing Services (M) Sdn. Bhd. (KDMS) to Plexus Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. as of January 18, 2012. The purchasing price of USD 35.2 million will immediately be paid in full by the buyer to Kontron. The future activities of KDMS will concentrate on research, development and strategic purchasing. The majority of the present employees will be taken over by Plexus to ensure the steady continuation of the production. Kontron hereby achieved a milestone in its strategic focus on its core competences in migrating towards higher-margin business of systems and customer-specific solutions.

Investor Relations: Für weitere Informationen: Gaby Moldan Dr. Udo Nimsdorf Kontron AG Engel & Zimmermann AG Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1, Agentur für Wirtschaftskommunikation 85386 Eching Schloss Fußberg, Am Schlosspark 15, Tel: 08165/77212, Fax 08165/77222 82131 Gauting Tel: 089-89 35 633, Fax: 089-89 39 84 29 Email: Gaby.Moldan@kontron.com Email: info@engel-zimmermann.de

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Language: English
Company: Kontron AG
Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1
85386 Eching
Germany
Phone: 08165-77-225
Fax: 08165-77-222
E-mail: gaby.moldan@kontron.com
Internet: www.kontron.com
ISIN: DE0006053952
WKN: 605395
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart

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