Manz Automation AG / Miscellaneous
22.09.2008
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- Inclusion in the technology index TecDAX exactly two years after going
public
- Increased awareness among international investors
Reutlingen, September 22, 2008 Manz Automation AG, one of the world's
leading technology providers for the photovoltaic and LCD industry, will be
included in the TecDAX index as of today. The company has thus now moved up
into the technology index exactly two years after its IPO. Manz Automation
AG moved from Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Entry Standard to the Prime
Standard just two months ago.
The Arbeitskreis Aktienindizes decided to include the company in this index
on September 3, 2008. The index includes the 30 largest technology
companies in terms of the market capitalization of their free float and the
trading volume of their shares, and is regarded as being a key indicator
for future-oriented shares.
Dieter Manz, Manz Automation AG's CEO, is very proud that Manz has been
included in the index: 'We are very pleased to have been included in the
TecDAX. This makes Manz Automation's shares even more attractive for
investors, and sustainably boosts awareness of our company on the
international capital market.' In addition, the CEO also underscored the
company's philosophy: 'Our claim is to always rank among the very best! We
regard our promotion to the ranks of the major technology companies as a
high-tech engineering company as a true honor. It once again underscores
our position as one of the world's leading providers of equipment on the
fast-growing solar market.'
The company believes that its inclusion in the index is based on its
successful operating business. Manz Automation's growth is driven by its
innovational strength and the technology leadership in the photovoltaic
industry that it has thus achieved. Manz most recently proved this prowess
at the 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in
Valencia. The company is the world's only provider to offer equipment and
systems for the production of crystalline solar cells and thin-film solar
modules with a constant output of 50 MWp. That means that the German
high-tech engineering company with its international orientation is making
a significant contribution to cutting production costs in the solar
industry and also to substantially increasing the efficiency of solar cells
and modules. That is the critical factor in making solar technology able to
compete with fossil fuels world wide.
Company profile
Reutlingen-based Manz Automation AG (ISIN: DE000A0JQ5U3) is one of the
worlds leading technology providers in terms of market shares for systems
for automation, quality assurance and laser process technology for the
photovoltaic industry and for automation and wet chemicals for the LCD
industry. The Manz Group's core competences are in robotics, image
processing, laser technology, wet chemicals as well as control and drive
technology. The Manz Group's key strategic divisions are photovoltaic
(systems.solar), LCD (systems.lcd) and OEM systems (systems.aico) for
automation in various industrial sectors and the life science industry. The
Manz Group has sales and service branches in Germany, Taiwan, the USA,
China, South Korea, India and Spain. In addition, the Manz Group has its
own production facilities in Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Taiwan and China.
The Manz Group recorded revenues of 71.2 million in fiscal year 2007 with
an EBIT margin of 14.1%. More than 57% of revenues were generated abroad,
in particular in Asia. The Manz Group recorded revenues of 101.6 million
and an EBIT margin of 11.8% in the first half of fiscal year 2008.
Investor relations contact
Manz Automation AG
Birte-Christina Benecke
Tel.: +49 (0)7121 9000-21
Fax: +49 (0)7121 9000-99
E-Mail: bbenecke@manz-automation.com
cometis AG
Ulrich Wiehle
Tel.: +49 (0)611 205855-11
Fax: +49 (0)611 205855-66
E-Mail: wiehle@cometis.de
DGAP 22.09.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: Manz Automation AG
Steigäckerstraße 5
72768 Reutlingen
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)7121 9000 915
Fax: +49 (0)7121 9000 99
E-mail: mhipp@manz-automation.com
Internet: www.manz-automation.com
ISIN: DE000A0JQ5U3
WKN: A0JQ5U
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf
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