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Apr 29, 2008

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Corporate | 29 April 2008 10:02

Roth & Rau AG: Successful placement of syndicated loan

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Successful placement of syndicated loan
- Roth & Rau signs syndicated loan agreement for Euro 160 million
- First transaction significantly oversubscribed
- Further growth financing secured

Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 29 April 2008 - Roth & Rau AG has signed a syndicated
loan agreement for Euro 160 million. The transaction, which was several
times oversubscribed, was structured and syndicated by
Baden-Württembergische Bank (LBBW Group) acting as mandated lead arranger
and book runner. The other banks are Bankhaus Lampe KG, Commerzbank
Aktiengesellschaft, Deutsche Bank AG, Dresdner Bank AG and HSBC Trinkaus &
Burkhardt AG. The syndicated loan consists of a working capital line
amounting to Euro 50 million and a guarantee facility of Euro 110 million
and has a term of five years. 'Following the successful execution of our
capital increase at the beginning of April, the oversubscription of the
first syndicated loan facility at Roth & Rau AG underlines our company’s
strong credit standing. Notwithstanding the difficult current climate in
the banking market, our robust equity base and the stability of our
relationships with banks have guaranteed us attractive terms for the next
five years. Taken together with the equity received from the capital
increase, this loan, which can be drawn on flexibly, will enable us to make
the strategic investments currently planned, as well as to finance our
budgeted operative growth,' commented Carsten Bovenschen, CFO of Roth & Rau
AG.

About Roth & Rau AG:
Roth & Rau AG based in Hohenstein-Ernstthal (ISIN DE000A0JCZ51) is a
supplier of plasma process systems for the photovoltaics industry. The
company is a leading supplier in terms of market share in this industry.
Furthermore Roth & Rau supplies components and process systems based on
plasma and ion beam technology for other sectors. Developed by Roth & Rau,
these products are manufactured and distributed worldwide through the
company’s photovoltaic and plasma and ion beam technology divisions. In
fiscal year 2007 Roth & Rau achieved an EBIT of Euro 14 million on sales of
Euro 146 million, employing an average of 190 people. Roth & Rau’s
photovoltaic division focuses on providing antireflective coating
facilities as well as fully automated manufacturing lines (turnkey
production lines) for the production of crystalline silicon solar cells.
Another focus is on the production of equipment for the coating of thin
film solar modules. The plasma and ion beam technology division, which
accounted for around 6 percent of total sales in the financial year 2006,
produces plasma sources and ion beam sources as well as process systems for
thin film and surface technology. Customers served by this division
include, in particular, companies in the semiconductor and automotive
industries, R&D departments in various industries including photovoltaics
as well as research institutes and universities.

Contact:
Haubrok Investor Relations GmbH
Simone Gorny
Kaistraße 16
40221 Düsseldorf
Tel.: +49 (0) 211/30126-130
Fax: +49 (0)211/30126-5130
E-Mail: s.gorny@haubrok.de

29.04.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

Language: English
Issuer: Roth & Rau AG
An der Baumschule 6-8
09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Deutschland
Phone: 03723 6685-0
Fax: 03723 6685-100
E-mail: info@roth-rau.de
Internet: www.roth-rau.de
ISIN: DE000A0JCZ51
WKN: A0JCZ5
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf

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