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Jul 16, 2008

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Roth & Rau shares to be listed as ‘ex-bonus shares’ from 21 July 2008

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Roth & Rau shares to be listed as 'ex-bonus shares' from 21 July 2008

Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 16 July 2008 – As a result of the capital increase of
Euro 10,350,000 from company funds resolved by the Annual General Meeting
of Roth & Rau AG on 4 July 2008 and entered in the Commercial Register on 8
July 2008, shareholders in the company will be allocated three additional
new bonus shares per existing share based on the number of shares held on
the evening of 18 July 2008. Existing Roth & Rau shares will be listed
'ex-bonus' from 21 July 2008 and the bonus shares, which will receive the
same ISIN and WKN codes as former shares, will be included in the existing
price fixing structure. Shareholders’ respective levels of shareholding
will not be affected by the share split. In view of the quadrupling in the
number of shares, the price of Roth & Rau’s share is expected to decline
correspondingly from 21 July 2008. By implementing this measure, Roth & Rau
AG aims to enhance the attractiveness of its shares and to be able to
address an even wider circle of investors.

About Roth & Rau AG:
Roth & Rau AG based in Hohenstein-Ernstthal (ISIN DE000A0JCZ51) is by
market share one of the world’s leading suppliers of plasma process systems
for the photovoltaics 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. 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 6 percent of total sales in
the 2007 financial year, produces plasma sources and ion beam sources as
well as process systems for plasma and ion beam enhanced thin film and
surface processing methods. 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. Roth & Rau AG posted sales of Euro
146 million and EBIT of Euro 14 million pursuant to IFRS for the 2007
financial year and had an average of 190 employees. Together with its
subsidiaries consolidated for the first time, Roth & Rau AG generated sales
of Euro 44 million and EBIT of Euro 4.4 million in the 1st quarter of 2008.
The Roth & Rau Group had a total workforce of 286 employees as of 31 March
2008.

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

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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
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf

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