Meyer Burger Technology AG — Share Issue/Capital Change 2007

Aug 9, 2007

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Corporate | 9 August 2007 11:55

Roth & Rau AG successfully placed capital increase with a volume of EUR 36.34 million

Roth & Rau AG / Capital Increase

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Roth & Rau AG successfully placed capital increase with a volume of EUR
36.34 million

Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 9 August 2007 – Roth & Rau AG today successfully
executed a capital increase from authorised capital. In the context of a
private placement, a total of 230,000 shares in the high-tech mechanical
engineering company were allocated at a price of EUR 158.00 per share. The
capital increase met with great demand from institutional investors from
Germany and abroad and was placed in full by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
(LBBW) within just a few hours in the context of an accelerated book
building procedure. The transaction will provide Roth & Rau AG with gross
emission proceeds of around EUR 36.34 million, which are to be used to
finance the company’s further growth. 'We will channel the capital received
into extending our capacities in the short to medium term. Acquisitions
which represent suitable additions to our portfolio are also conceivable.
The capital increase means that we are optimally equipped to reach our
targets', stated Carsten Bovenschen, CFO of Roth & Rau AG.

The capital increase was undertaken from authorised capital to the
exclusion of shareholders’ subscription rights. The issue of 230.000 bearer
shares with a prorated amount in the share capital of EUR 1.00 each means
that the company’s share capital has increased from its previous level of
EUR 2,300,000.00 to EUR 2,530,000.00. The shares just placed were supplied
in the form of existing shares from a securities loan, which will be repaid
with new shares following the entry of the capital increase in the
Commercial Register. As a result of the capital increase, the free float
rises from 78.70 per cent to 80.64 per cent.

About Roth & Rau AG:
Roth & Rau AG (ISIN DE000A0JCZ51) develops and manufactures equipment and
process systems on the basis of plasma and ion beam technology and supplies
these to a global customer base in a wide variety of sectors. Roth & Rau’s
photovoltaic business field focuses on providing antireflective coating
facilities for crystalline silicon solar cells. With a global market share
(excluding Japan) of around 60 %, Roth & Rau one of the leading suppliers
in this area. The company’s second business field of plasma and ion beam
technology, which accounted for around 15 % of total sales in the past
financial year, develops equipment for the semiconductor and automotive
industries, as well as for research and development in various
sectors.

Contact:
Haubrok Investor Relations GmbH
Simone Gorny
Kaistraße 16
40221 Düsseldorf
Tel.: +49 (0) 211/30126-130
Fax: +49 (0)211/30126-172
E-Mail: s.gorny@haubrok.de

DGAP 09.08.2007

Language: English
Issuer: Roth & Rau AG
Gewerbering 3 OT Wüstenbrand
09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Deutschland
Phone: 0372349880
Fax: 03723 498825
E-mail: silvia.roth@roth-rau.de
Internet: www.roth-rau.de
ISIN: DE000A0JCZ51
WKN: A0JCZ5
Indices:
Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart; Entry
Standard in Frankfurt

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