NORMA Group SE — M&A Activity 2012

Jul 12, 2012

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Corporate | 12 July 2012 14:26

NORMA Group acquires Italian clamp manufacturer Nordic Metalblok

NORMA Group AG / Key word(s): Acquisition/Mergers & Acquisitions

12.07.2012 / 14:26

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NORMA Group acquires Italian clamp manufacturer Nordic Metalblok

Maintal, Germany, 12 July 2012 – NORMA Group AG ('NORMA Group'), a global market and technology leader for engineered joining technology, has acquired Nordic Metalblok S.r.l. ('Nordic Metalblok') effective 12 July 2012. The parties agreed to maintain confidentiality on the transaction details.

Based in Riese Pio X near Treviso in Northern Italy, Nordic Metalblok has been active in the market for over 40 years. The company is manufacturing clamps for various applications particularly for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry and the agricultural and construction sectors. In addition, the company produces metal bands and the related tools. Nordic Metalblok distributes its products to retailers and wholesalers as well as to manufacturing companies globally. The company generated overall sales of about EUR 6 million in fiscal year 2011. It will be consolidated as part of NORMA Group with immediate effect. NORMA Group has already been present in Italy since 2006 and is operating a distribution centre in Gavardo.

Werner Deggim, CEO of NORMA Group, says: 'We are further expanding our global footprint through the acquisition of Nordic Metalblok. The expertise of Nordic Metalblok particularly in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology and NORMA Group's product portfolio complement each other perfectly. We will meet the requirements of our clients across Europe even better.'

Additional information on the company is available on www.normagroup.com . To download press pictures, please visit www.normagroup.com/press pictures .

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NORMA Group AG

Daphne Recker

Media Relations

E-mail: daphne.recker@normagroup.com

Tel: +49 (0)6181 – 6102 743

About NORMA Group

NORMA Group is an international market and technology leader in engineered joining technology. The company manufactures a wide range of innovative engineered joining technology solutions in three product categories (clamp, connect and fluid) and offers about 35,000 high-quality products and solutions to approximately 10,000 customers in 90 countries. NORMA Group joining products can be found in vehicles, ships, trains, aircraft, domestic appliances, engines and plumbing systems as well as in applications for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. NORMA Group generated sales of around EUR 580 million in 2011. With around 4,500 employees, NORMA Group operates a global network of 18 production facilities as well as numerous sales and distribution sites across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. NORMA Group has its headquarters in Maintal near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The company was formed in 2006 as a result of the merger between the German Rasmussen Group and the Swedish ABA Group. Since April 2011, NORMA Group is listed on the German stock exchange and included in the SDAX index since June 2011.

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Language:	English
Company:	NORMA Group AG
	Edisonstr. 4
	63477 Maintal
	Germany
Phone:	+49 (0)6181-6102-741
Fax:	+49 (0)6181-6102-7641
E-mail:	ir@normagroup.com
Internet:	www.normagroup.com
ISIN:	DE000A1H8BV3
WKN:	A1H8BV
Indices:	SDAX
Listed:	Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart

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