DGAP-Adhoc: Kontron closes the sale of its Malaysian production site to Plexus

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Kontron AG  / Key word(s): Miscellaneous

18.01.2012 23:02

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* Purchasing price of USD 35.2 million  
* Focusing of activities in Malaysia on R&D and strategic purchasing 
* Improving working capital 

Eching near Munich, January 18th, 2012. 
Kontron and Plexus have successfully finalized the sale of assets of the
100-percent daughter company Kontron Design Manufacturing Services (M) Sdn.
Bhd. (KDMS) to Plexus Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. as of January 18, 2012. The
purchasing price of USD 35.2 million will immediately be paid in full by
the buyer to Kontron. The future activities of KDMS will concentrate on
research, development and strategic purchasing. The majority of the present
employees will be taken over by Plexus to ensure the steady continuation of
the production.
Kontron hereby achieved a milestone in its strategic focus on its core
competences in migrating towards higher-margin business of systems and
customer-specific solutions.




Investor Relations:                 Für weitere Informationen:
Gaby Moldan                         Dr. Udo Nimsdorf   
Kontron AG                          Engel & Zimmermann AG
Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1,            Agentur für Wirtschaftskommunikation
85386 Eching                        Schloss Fußberg, Am Schlosspark 15, 
Tel: 08165/77212, Fax 08165/77222   82131 Gauting
                                    Tel: 089-89 35 633, 
                                    Fax: 089-89 39 84 29
Email: Gaby.Moldan@kontron.com      Email: info@engel-zimmermann.de   


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Language:     English
Company:      Kontron AG
              Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1
              85386 Eching
              Germany
Phone:        08165-77-225
Fax:          08165-77-222
E-mail:       gaby.moldan@kontron.com
Internet:     www.kontron.com
ISIN:         DE0006053952
WKN:          605395
Indices:      TecDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart
 
End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service
 
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