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Company Information

02.10.2009

Hamm, October 2, 2009 - SMT Scharf AG restructures its subsidiary SMT
Scharf Saar GmbH (Neunkirchen). To this end, SMT Scharf Saar GmbH 
filed an insolvency proceeding today. The Group´s Managing Board 
intends to restructure and then continue the subsidiary via an 
insolvency plan. The subsidiary, which operates almost exclusively in
Germany, was not able to compensate for a significant downturn in 
revenues in the third quarter of 2009 with short-term cost cuts. The 
company´s contributions to consolidated revenues have already shrunk 
since the earthquake in February 2008 which made it a burden on the 
group´s earnings since then.

Continuing this company is not expected to impact consolidated 
revenues or earnings considerably. If the company is not continued, 
the SMT Scharf Group´s net earnings will be depressed by one-off 
write-downs of about EUR 0.5 million, and revenues in 2010 would fall
by approximately EUR 2 million.

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Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0005751986
WKN: 575198
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
München / free trade