AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

Earnings Release • May 10, 2007

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Ad-hoc | 10 May 2007 07:45

AT&S sales 2006/07 up 25%, EBIT up 24%. Recommended dividend of EUR 0.31 per share.

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG / Final Results

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In the financial year ended March 31, 2007, AT&S posted a 25% increase in
revenues to EUR 467m. Fourth quarter revenues were up 14% to EUR 110m.

Gross profit for the year increased to EUR 71.5m (up 16%), EBIT reached EUR
32.6m, 24% up year on year. This gives an EBIT margin for the year of 7%.
Fourth quarter gross profit was some EUR 14.7m (up 5%) and EBIT for the
quarter was EUR 4.4m (down 11%).

Profit before tax for the year was EUR 32.1m (up 55%), with a fourth
quarter pre-tax profit of EUR 4.2m (up 5%).

Net income for the year climbed to EUR 31.3m (up 11%). Earnings per share
were EUR 1.28, an increase of 18%. In the fourth quarter, net income was
EUR 4.8m and earnings per share were EUR 0.21.

AT&S’s effective tax rate for financial 2006/07 was 2.5%.

AT&S's net debt at March 31, 2006 amounted to EUR 110.6m (EUR 34.7m a year
earlier), giving a gearing ratio of 50.1%.

Management will recommend an increase in the dividend per share from EUR
0.29 to EUR 0.31 to the Annual General Meeting on July 3, 2007.

Outlook and further information

After a decline in the fourth quarter of financial 2006/07, capacity
utilization and product mix picked up again as the new financial year
began. We expect demand for complex printed circuit boards to continue to
rise in line with the trend towards more slimline handsets and an increased
proportion of 3G mobile telephones.

On this basis, Management confirms the latest guidance published for
financial 2007/08 and expects sales of EUR 540–550m and earnings per share
of between EUR 1.60 and EUR 1.70. Growth will be purely organic and driven
by further ramp-ups at the AT&S’s Chinese facilities.

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Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:

Results in accordance with IFRS (in EUR m, earnings per share in EUR):

Financial 2006/07
FY 06/07 Margin FY 05/06 Margin
Total revenues 467.4 374.7
Gross profit 71.5 15.3% 61.5 16.4%
EBITDA 71.5 15.3% 67.0 17.9%
EBIT 32.6 7.0% 26.3 7.0%
Net profit for the period 31.3 28.3
Earnings per share 1.28 1.09
Net debt 110.6 34.7
Gearing ratio 50.1% 13.9%

Fourth quarter 2006/07
Q4 06/07 Margin Q4 05/06 Margin
Total revenues 109.6 96.2
Gross profit 14.7 13.4% 13.9 14.5%
EBITDA 12.9 11.8% 14.9 15.5%
EBIT 4.4 4.0% 4.9 5.1%
Net profit for the period 4.8 8.2
Earnings per share 0.21 0.31

Notes to the results for financial 2006/07

Record results testify to success of long-term growth strategy

As in 2005/06, sales increased again significantly in 2006/07. This
performance was driven by the earlier than expected ramp-up of the second
plant in Shanghai and heavy demand for complex printed circuit boards in
the first eight months. Sales were up 25% year on year and earnings per
share increased by 18%, in spite of the unexpected capacity
underutilization in the second half of December and in January combined
with an unfavorable product mix in the fourth quarter of 2006/07. With
5,543 people employed at March 31, 2007, the AT&S headcount reached a
record level; increases in staff were restricted to sites in Asia,
particularly in China.

In financial 2006/07 60% of sales were accounted for by the
telecommunications sector or with handheld products. About 21% of sales
came from the industrial/medical sector, and 9% from the automotive sector.
AT&S’s new DCC/trading and design activities contributed 10% to Group sales
in 2006/07: this success clearly shows that the new business is a
meaningful complement to AT&S’s core printed circuit board manufacturing
business.

AT&S market position bolstered by strategic investments

In financial 2006/07 capital investment in expanding production capacity
amounted to some EUR 95m. Although the first two new production lines in
Shanghai were only ramped up in the course of 2006/07, virtually half of
the Group’s sales in the financial year came from AT&S’s Asian facilities.

The acquisition of Tofic Co. Ltd. – included in consolidation for the first
time in the first quarter of 2006/07 – marked the successful entry into the
market for flexible printed circuit boards.

Share repurchase scheme

On May 15, 2006 AT&S resumed its share repurchase scheme aimed at
optimizing its balance sheet structure. To date 2,364,571 shares, or 9.13%
of the share capital, have been repurchased under the scheme. The free
float now amounts to 51.71%.

The results and the Excel format financial statements (not including notes)
for 2006/07 were posted today at 8am (CET) on www.ats.net (Investors). The
annual report will be available in pdf format from early June.

For more information please contact René Berger, IRO,
Tel. +43 (1) 68300 9215, e-mail: r.berger@ats.net.

DGAP 10.05.2007

Language: English
Issuer: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG
Fabriksgasse 13
8700 Leoben Österreich
Phone: +43 (1) 3842 200-0
Fax: +43 (1) 3842 200-216
E-mail: ir@ats.net
www: www.ats.net
ISIN: AT0000969985
WKN: 922230
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf

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