AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

Regulatory Filings • Aug 9, 2007

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Corporate | 9 August 2007 11:54

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG: AT&S sets another milestone in Shanghai

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG / Miscellaneous

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AT&S, largest producer of printed circuit boards in Europe, starts to equip
its third plant in Shanghai. In plant two, after the successful ramp-up of
the third production line, an additional line can be installed.

After having put the first plant in Shanghai, China, into operation in
2002, the second plant now also runs with full steam. By ramping-up the
third production line, the second plant has been finished as initially
planned. Based on the trend towards more complex printed circuit boards, an
additional fourth line will be installed. The ramp-up has already begun and
will be completed in November of this year.

Simultaneously, the Company will, step by step, put the third plant into
operation. Necessary investments into equipment are currently made.
Capacities out of this plant will be available in the fourth quarter of the
running fiscal year.

'This addition to capacity provides a basis to successfully carry on with
our continuous and sustainable expansion. AT&S will clearly gain from the
ongoing market growth and will be able to grow 15% within this fiscal
year', illustrates Harald Sommerer, CEO of the Company.

The plants in Shanghai

In year 2002, AT&S put plant-I with an area of 25,000 m² into operation.
Right next to it, another building with 75,000 m² has been built. In order
to run the operations efficiently, the building has been divided into two
entities, plant-II and plant-III.

Technological wise all three plants are set-up for mass production of
highly complex laser-drilled HDI printed circuit boards (High Density
Interconnection). So far, they were used primarily in handheld products
like mobile phones and digital cameras. A new trend shows that due to
ongoing miniaturisation and increasing complexity of electronic components,
demand also from other customer groups, especially the automotive segment,
exists.

Hans Lang, +43 (0)676 89 55 62 59 (cell)

DGAP 09.08.2007

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: info@ats.net
Internet: www.ats.net
ISIN: AT0000969985
WKN: 922230
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf

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