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22.03.2007

LPKF boosts sales by 14%

The Group generated the following performance in the 2006 financial
year:

2006 2005 Change

Turnover TEUR 39,780 34,871 +14.1%
Profit TEUR 3,973 3,021 +31.5%
Net margin 10.0% 8.7%
EBIT TEUR 6,350 5,980 +6.2%
EBIT margin 16.0% 17.2%
EPS EUR 0.37 0.28 +32.1%
Cash and cash
equivalents TEUR 5,156 8,564 -39.8%
Capital ratio 71.8% 74.0%
Orders in hand of
group 31.12. TEUR 6,100 7,294 -16.4%
Orders received by
group 31.12. TEUR 38,419 39,211 -2.0%

Notes on the 2006 performance: In the 2006 financial year, the LPKF
Group generated record sales of EUR 39.8 million, and the best profit
figures in the company’s 30-year history with nearly EUR 4.0 million.
The company boosted its sales by 14.1% and drove up its net result by
31.5% year-on-year.

The growth in the 2006 financial year was again mainly driven by
LaserSystems. Thanks to the dynamic development of the 3D-MID, PCB
Processing and Laser Plastic-welding segments, LaserSystem sales rose
by 29.9%. The Rapid PCB Prototyping segment boasted growth of 20.8%.
The development in sales of Inspection Systems was weak by
comparison, earnings fell from EUR 4.4 million to EUR 2.2 million.

The exceedingly strong fourth quarter in 2006 featured a rise in
sales of 27.4 % year-on-year to EUR 12.4 million, with a rise in
earnings from LaserSystem sales of 60.2% to EUR 7.1 million. The EBIT
yield rose to 17.3% in the last quarter of 2006.

Outlook The Board of Managing Directors and the Supervisory Board
shall propose a resolution at the annual general meeting on 24 May to
pay a dividend of 12 Cent per share (up from 10 Cent per share the
previous year).

The LPKF Group forecasts another moderate rise in sales to EUR 45
million during the ongoing financial year. The additional earnings,
particularly from the new Solar Technology segment will not have a
major impact on sales until the 2008 financial year. The Board of
Managing Directors sees good opportunities here for very positive
business, and therefore intends to establish a new solar-laser
company together with its partner LPKF Motion & Control,
Thueringen/Germany. Significant investments will be made here in 2007
in development work and setting up extra production capacity.
Production service centres are also to be set up in the USA and Asia
to support distribution activities in 3D-MID and Laser
Plastic-Welding. The aim is to open up more markets and to
internationalise the new technologies.

LPKF Laser & Electronics AG shares are quoted in the Prime Standard
of the Frankfurt stock exchange (ISIN 0006450000).

end of announcement euro adhoc 22.03.2007 18:02:57
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Further inquiry note:
Bettina Schäfer
Tel.: +49 (0)5131 7095 382
b.schaefer@lpkf.de

Branche: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0006450000
WKN: 645000
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
Börsen: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse / regulated dealing/prime
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