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  ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro
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Company Information

28.03.2011

Ahrensburg, March 28, 2011 - Supervisory Board and Management Board of Basler AG - one of the globally leading companies of vision technology - decided today in a scheduled meeting of the Supervisory Board to propose a dividend for the first time to the general meeting on May 19, 2011.

The proposal provides for paying a dividend to the shareholders for fiscal year 2010 amounting to a total of EUR 0.30 per share. The proposed dividend is composed of a base dividend amounting to EUR 0.20 per share plus an additional dividend amounting to EUR 0.10 per share, corresponding to a dividend yield of approximately 2,6 %.

Basler AG will publish the audited annual balance sheet for 2010 on March 30, 2011.

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Contact:

Maren Schuster
Investor Relations
Telefon: +49(0)4102 463-100
E-Mail: ir@baslerweb.com

Branche: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0005102008
WKN: 510200
Index: CDAX
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
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