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M&A Activity • Apr 11, 2011

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Takeover Bids | 11 April 2011 07:48

Takeover Offer;

Target company: Roth & Rau AG; Bidder: AB 13/10 Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH (in the future: MBT Systems GmbH)

Dissemination of an announcement according to the German Securities

Acquisition and Takeover Act (WpÜG), transmitted by DGAP – a company of

EquityStory AG.

The bidder is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Publication of the decision to make a public takeover offer pursuant to

Section 10 paras. 1 and 3 in conjunction with Sections 29 para. 1 and 34 of

the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act

(Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz)

Bidder:

AB 13/10 Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH (in the future: MBT Systems GmbH)

Elisabeth-Selbert-Straße 19

40764 Langenfeld

Germany

registered with the commercial register of the local court (Amtsgericht)

Munich under registration no. HRB 189449

Target Company:

Roth & Rau AG

An der Baumschule 6 – 8

09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal

Germany

registered with the commercial register of the local court (Amtsgericht)

Chemnitz under registration no. HRB 19213

ISIN DE000A0JCZ51 (WKN A0JCZ5)

On 11 April 2011, AB 13/10 Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH (in the future: MBT

Systems GmbH; hereinafter ‘MBT Systems GmbH’)has decided to make a public

takeover offer to the shareholders of Roth & Rau AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal,

to acquire their non-par value bearer shares in Roth & Rau AG, each share

with a notional par value of EUR 1.00 per share, by means of a voluntary

public takeover offer against payment of a cash consideration of

EUR 22 per non-par value share.

The voluntary public takeover offer will presumably be made subject to

certain conditions precedent, in particular upon certain regulatory

clearances being obtained, and will otherwise be made in accordance with

the terms set out in the offer document.

The offer document will be published on the internet at

http://www.meyerburger.com/en/investor-relations/takeover-offer-roth-rau-a

g/disclaimer/

following the receipt of the permission of the publication from the German

Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für

Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht).

MBT Systems GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meyer Burger Technology

AG, Baar, Switzerland.

Important notice:

This announcement is neither an offer to purchase or sell, nor a

solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell, shares in Roth & Rau AG. The

final conditions and further provisions regarding the takeover offer will

be communicated in the offer document after the publication has been

permitted by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. MBT

Systems GmbH reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of the

offer to the extent permissible under applicable law. Shareholders of Roth

& Rau AG are strongly advised to read the offer document as well as all

other documents in connection with the offer as soon as these are

published, since these will contain important information.

Baar, 11 April 2011

AB 13/10 Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH

(in the future: MBT Systems GmbH)

End of WpÜG announcement

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