Balda AG / Disposal
19.12.2007
Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Balda sells European Infocom activities at the end of 2007 as previously
announced
Bad Oeynhausen, December 19, 2007. Balda sells Balda Solutions Deutschland
and Balda Werkzeugbau, both domiciled in Bad Oeynhausen (North
Rhine-Westphalia), as well as Balda Solutions Hungaria Kft. in
Veszprém/Hungary. The disposal of the discontinued operations has already
been announced in September 2007 and comes into effect as per December 31,
2007. The buyer is KS Plastic Solutions GmbH. The purchase price is in line
with expectations. It was agreed that confidentiality be maintained on the
details of the agreement.
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Company profile Balda AG
The internationally operating Balda Group develops and produces highly
integrated devices comprising plastic, metal and electronic components as
well as touch sensors. Among the customers of the SDAX listed company are
international brand-names from the mobile telephony industry, medical
technology and various related markets.
The integration of plastic and touch screen technologies creates completely
new customer benefits. Only Balda currently offers both technologies from
one source on a global scale. The group has a strong position in the
important growth markets China and India and owns four production
facilities in the region. Plants in Brazil and in Malaysia, as well as the
facility in Germany for Balda Medical, underline the global competitiveness
of the group of companies.
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If you have any questions please contact: Balda AG, Clas Röhl, Phone: +49
5734 922 2728, Fax: +49 5734 922 2691, Mail: croehl@balda.de, Internet:
www.balda.de
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This ad hoc-announcement includes 'forward-looking statements' which are
based on the current expectations of the management of Balda. They are
subject to risks and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend
on circumstances that will occur in the future, such as, for example,
developments in the mobile communications industry, changes in technology
and the ability to timely and successfully develop new products and various
other factors. Balda does not undertake any obligation to update publicly
or revise forward-looking statements except to the extent legally required.
This ad hoc-announcement is not an offer of securities for sale or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States or
elsewhere. The shares in Balda AG (the 'Shares') may not be offered or sold
in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons
(as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act')) unless registered under the
Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from such registration. The
Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act.
DGAP 19.12.2007
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Language: English
Issuer: Balda AG
Bergkirchener Str. 228
32549 Bad Oeynhausen
Deutschland
Phone: +49-(0)5734-922-0
Fax: +49-(0)5734-922-2747
E-mail: info@balda.de
Internet: www.balda.de
ISIN: DE0005215107
WKN: 521510
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
End of News DGAP News-Service
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DGAP-Adhoc: Balda AG: Balda sells European Infocom activities at the end of 2007 as previously announced
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