EANS-Adhoc: Hönle acquires Raesch, the quartz glass specialist (with photo)

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Company Information

17.02.2012

Dr. Hönle AG acquires 80 % of the shares in the Raesch Group.

The corporate group manufactures tubing and semi-finished goods made
of quartz glass. Its customers come from various branches of
industry, in particular, however, from the lighting, semiconductor,
automotive supplier and water treatment industries. Bulbs for UV and
infrared lamps are made from quartz glass; in addition, the products
are used in the semiconductor industry to manufacture integrated
circuits and in the automotive industry to manufacture camshafts.
Raesch has a broad customer base and achieves approximately 75 % of
its sales revenues abroad, mainly in the Asian growth markets. The
company was established in Germany in 1990 and was expanded in 1997
to include a production center for quartz glass components in Malta.
The Raesch Group consists of Raesch Quarz (Germany) GmbH,
Langewiesen, and Raesch Quarz (Malta) Ltd, Malta. In Germany, quartz
glass tubing is manufactured using a total of eight melting furnaces.
In Malta, quartz tubing is further processed by means of
semi-automatic manufacturing processes. Raesch has a high degree of
manufacturing competence in both the production of quartz tubing as
well as in the further processing of quartz glass tubes. Quartz glass
of the highest degree of purity is produced at both locations by a
staff of approximately 150. According to preliminary figures, sales
revenues in 2011 amounted to ca. EUR 17 million, and the operating
result (EBIT) came to ca. EUR 3.4 million.

The Raesch Group acquisition results in synergies in a number of
segments. Aladin GmbH and Speziallampen GmbH use quartz glass tubing
from the Raesch Group to manufacture UV medium-pressure and
low-pressure lamps. Synergies also result from transferring the
manufacturing stages of the two companies to the Raesch Group. As a
consequence, production processes can be made more efficient and, at
the same time, more cost effective. Moreover, the Malta location
provides tax advantages. We also expect positive effects to arise
from use of the Hönle Group sales network in conjunction with the
Raesch Group sales network.

We assume that the Raesch Group will experience sustained positive
development as we see good growth potential for quartz glass tubing
in the most varied segments of industry: Raesch tubing is used to
manufacture computer chips in the semiconductor industry and as lamp
tubes, cladding tubes and protective tubes in water treatment. In
micro lithography, the quartz glass tubing of Raesch Group is needed
to manufacture displays. The automotive industry employs quartz glass
tubing as casting cores for camshafts and in the photovoltaics
segment quartz glass tubing is used in the oxidization and coating of
silicon wafers, as well as in the production of LEDs.

By taking over the Raesch Group, Hönle further expands its competence
as a photonic specialist. Also, with this acquisition, Hönle
continues its strategy of generating increased sales in the
short-lived consumer goods or short-lived commodities segments, in
addition to the equipment and system business. The share of consumer
goods and short-lived commodities in Hönle Group´s total sales
revenues is above 50% after take-over of the Raesch Group. Following
the acquisition of an adhesives specialist and a lamp specialist, the
Hönle Group now also includes a quartz glass company due to the
Raesch Group take-over.

Upon signing the purchase contract, Dr. Hönle AG received the right
to acquire the remaining 20% stake in the Raesch Group. It has been
agreed to maintain secrecy as to the amount of the purchase price.
Consolidation of the Raesch Group will take place on 1 January, 2012.

As planned, Hönle will publish the 3-month report 2011/2012 on 28
February 2012. The report will include planning figures regarding the
sales and earnings development of the Hönle Group for the current
financial year, which also include the effects of the Raesch Group
acquisition.

Further information is available from the Raesch Group:
www.raesch.net

About Hönle: Dr. Hönle AG is a listed technology company with
registered head office in Gräfelfing, near Munich. With a staff level
of ca. 500 employees, the Hönle Group is one of the world´s leading
systems suppliers in the UV technology segment. The equipment and
systems are used for drying inks and coatings, curing adhesives and
plastics, disinfecting surfaces, and in the simulation of natural
sunlight. The Company´s business activities focus also on the
development and sale of industrial adhesives and compounds. The Group
is represented by own companies and sales partners worldwide at about
50 locations in more than 20 countries.

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Further inquiry note:
Peter Weinert
Tel.: +49 89 85608 173
E-Mail: peter.weinert@hoenle.de
Web: www.hoenle.de

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issuer: Dr. Hönle AG
Lochhamer Schlag 1
D-82166 Gräfeling/München
phone: +49 89 85608 0
FAX: +49 89 85608 101
mail: ir@hoenle.de
WWW: www.hoenle.de
sector: Instrument Engineering
ISIN: DE0005157101
indexes: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English