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ARQUES sells plant manufacturer Hottinger

ARQUES Industries AG / Miscellaneous

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ARQUES sells plant manufacturer Hottinger

• Exit after first restructuring phase
• Buyer continues the restructuring process

Starnberg, September 4, 2008 - The Starnberg-based ARQUES Industries AG
(ISIN DE0005156004) sold the plant manufacturer Hottinger Maschinenbau
GmbH, Mannheim, for a symbolic price. The buyer is the Turnaround Finance
Beratungs- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Frankfurt/Main, who will
continue the restructuring of Hottinger.

In March 2006 ARQUES had acquired the manufacturer of core shooters for a
symbolic price and restructured it fundamentally. Among other things ARQUES
expanded the product range of Hottinger, implemented a project management
and internationalized the sales activities. In financial year 2007
Hottinger reported revenues of just under EUR 18 million. ARQUES decided to
sell Hottinger because this size is clearly below the current investment
focus of ARQUES which is EUR 30 million in revenues.

About ARQUES

ARQUES Industries AG, Starnberg (www.arques.de), is a partner for major
corporations in corporate spin-offs and a turnaround specialist
concentrating on the acquisition and active restructuring of companies in
crisis situations in order to turn them into competitive and profitable
companies with a dedicated team and their own efforts. ARQUES revitalizes
its subsidiaries’ potential for adding value for the benefit of all of
their stakeholders under consideration of the associated social
responsibility. The shares of ARQUES Industries AG are traded on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Regulated Market (Prime Standard) under the
symbol 'AQU' (ISIN: DE0005156004) and have been listed in the SDAX.

Contact

ARQUES Industries AG
Investor Relations & Corporate Communication
Anke Lüdemann, CEFA/CIIA
Email: luedemann@arques.de

Public Relations
Christian Schneider
Email: schneider@arques.de

Tel.: +49 (0) 8151/ 651 0
04.09.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

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Language: English
Issuer: ARQUES Industries AG
Münchner Str. 15a
82319 Starnberg
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)8151 651-0
Fax: +49 (0)8151 651- 500
E-mail: luedemann@arques.de
Internet: www.arques.de
ISIN: DE0005156004
WKN: 515600
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart

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