DGAP-News: Süss MicroTec AG: SUSS MicroTec AG Successfully Places promissory note bond (Schuldscheindarlehen) in Capital Market


Süss MicroTec AG / Miscellaneous

20.12.2007 

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SUSS MicroTec AG Successfully Places Promissory Note Bond
(Schuldscheindarlehen) in Capital Market

Munich, Germany, December 20, 2007 – SUSS MicroTec AG, a company listed in
Deutsche Börse AG’s Prime Standard, announced today the successful
placement of a EUR 9.0 million promissory note bond (Schuldscheindarlehen).
The bond, placed under the leadership of UniCredit (HVB), has a five-year
term and will serve to refinance short-term liabilities and fund medium to
long-term corporate and investment requirements.

The unsecured bond places SUSS MicroTec AG’s funding structure on a wider
base. At the same time, the Munich-based manufacturer of precision
equipment for the prodution of semiconductors production and microsystems
benefits from the attractive current interest rate levels. The promissory
note bond’s terms reflect SUSS MicroTec AG’s good credit standing.

SUSS MicroTec AG (ISIN DE 0007226706)

A high-tech company listed in Deutsche Börse AG’s Prime Standard, SUSS
MicroTec AG is, with more than 8,000 installed systems, one of the world’s
leading manufacturers of production and test systems for the semiconductor
industry and microsystems technology. Founded in 1949, the Company
develops, manufactures and markets Coater/Developer, Mask Aligner, Wafer
Bonder and Test systems. An innovative product range and a global
distribution network with its own subsidiaries and strategic partners are
the basis of SUSS MicroTec’s international market success.

For more information about SUSS MicroTec AG visit www.suss.com



SUSS MicroTec AG
Dr. Guenter Kast
Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Tel.: +49 (0)89 32007-454, email: guenter.kast@suss.com


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Language:     English
Issuer:       Süss MicroTec AG
              Schleissheimer Strasse 90
              85748 Garching b. München
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)89 32007-454
Fax:          +49 (0)89 32007-450
E-mail:       ir@suss.com
Internet:     www.suss.com
ISIN:         DE0007226706
WKN:          722670
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
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