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29.10.2012 13:04

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Appointment of Gregory O'Hara as Director A of SMARTRAC N.V. will not be
put to the vote at the extraordinary shareholders' meeting to be held on 29
October 2012

Amsterdam, October 29, 2012 - SMARTRAC N.V. announces that item 2 of the
agenda for the extraordinary shareholders' meeting of the Company to be
held on 29 October 2012 that provides for the appointment of Gregory O'Hara
as Director A of the Company until its annual general shareholders' meeting
in 2014 will not be put to the vote. Gregory O'Hara has informed SMARTRAC
that there are items that require clarification in advance before he would
be in a position to take the personal decision to be available as Director
A and subsequently as chairman of the management board and CEO of SMARTRAC.

Moreover, SMARTRAC N.V. announces that Christopher von Hugo resigned from
the SMARTRAC N.V. Supervisory Board as of October 22, 2012, and Charles
Scharf resigned from the SMARTRAC N.V. Supervisory Board as of October 25,
2012.

About SMARTRAC:
SMARTRAC is the leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of RFID and
NFC transponders and inlays. The company produces both ready-made and
customized transponders and inlays used in access control, animal
identification, automated fare collection, border control, RFID-based car
immobilizers, contactless payment cards, electronic product identification,
industry, libraries and media management, laundry, logistics, mobile and
smart media, public transport, retail, and many more.

SMARTRAC was founded in 2000, went public in July 2006, and trades as a
stock corporation under Dutch law with its registered headquarters in
Amsterdam. The company currently employs some 4,000 employees and maintains
a global research and development, production, and sales network.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Tanja Moehler
Head of Corporate Communications & Marketing
SMARTRAC N.V.
Phone: +31 20 30 50 157
Email: tanja.moehler@smartrac-group.com 
Internet: www.smartrac-group.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/SMARTRAC_NV

Forward-looking statements:
All forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on
assumptions, planning, and forecasts at the time of publication of this
press release. Forward-looking statements always involve uncertainties.
Business and economic risks and developments, the conduct of competitors,
political decisions, and other factors may cause the actual results to be
materially different from the assumptions, planning, and forecasts at the
time of publication of this press release. Therefore, SMARTRAC N.V. does
not assume any responsibility relating to forward-looking statements
contained in this press release. Furthermore, SMARTRAC N.V. does not assume
any obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this
press release.


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Language:     English
Company:      SMARTRAC N.V.
              Strawinskylaan 851
              1077 XX  Amsterdam
              Netherlands
Phone:        +31 20 30 50 157
Fax:          +31 20 30 50 155
E-mail:       investor.relations@smartrac-group.com
Internet:     www.smartrac-group.com
ISIN:         NL0000186633
WKN:          A0JEHN 
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
 
End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service
 
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