EANS-Adhoc: ams AG / ams enters agreement to acquire private sensor specialist acam-messelectronic

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Mergers - Acquisitions - Takeovers
04.12.2014

A leading provider of sensor solutions based on time-to-digital
conversion, acam-messelectronic expands ams' sensor solutions
portfolio for high precision applications

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (4 December 2014) - ams (SIX: AMS), a
leading worldwide manufacturer of high performance sensor and analog
solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the
shares in acam-messelectronic, a leader in highly accurate time-based
measurement and related sensor solutions, in an all-cash transaction.

Established in 1996, acam-messelectronic designs and markets sensor
interface solutions based on the company's time-to-digital converter
(TDC) technology. acam-messelectronic's time-based converter
technology with picosecond resolution creates significant advantages
for demanding sensor applications. Shipping into industrial,
infrastructure, medical, and automotive systems, the company's
CMOS-based products measure timing, capacitance, resistance and
rotational speed at very high accuracy and speed with very low power
consumption. acam-messelectronic's technology offers superior
performance in time-of-flight and ultrasound-based measurement
applications.

acam-messelectronic is headquartered in Stutensee, Germany, and the
company has approximately 25 employees. acam-messelectronic's annual
revenues reach the high single-digit million EUR range with
attractive profitability. The parties to the transaction, which is
expected to close within the next week subject to certain approvals
and conditions, have agreed to keep the consideration confidential.
Following the closing, ams plans to integrate acam-messelectronic's
activities in current and emerging markets into its existing business
at the present location and to consolidate acam-messelectronic from
the first quarter 2015 onwards.

Adding acam-messelectronic's time-to-digital sensor technology to
ams' portfolio of advanced sensors is a further step for ams towards
shaping the world with sensor solutions.

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about ams

ams is a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced
sensor solutions and analog ICs. Our mission is to shape the world
with sensor solutions by providing a seamless interface between
humans and technology.

ams' high-performance analog products drive applications requiring
extreme precision, dynamic range, sensitivity, and ultra-low power
consumption. Products include sensors, sensor interfaces, power
management and wireless ICs for consumer, communications, industrial,
medical, and automotive markets.

With headquarters in Austria, ams employs over 1,600 people globally
and serves more than 8,000 customers worldwide. ams is listed on the
SIX Swiss stock exchange (ticker symbol: AMS). More information about
ams can be found at www.ams.com.

Further inquiry note:
Moritz M. Gmeiner
Director Investor Relations
Tel: +43 3136 500-31211
Fax: +43 3136 500-931211
Email: investor@ams.com

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issuer: ams AG
Tobelbader Strasse 30
A-8141 Unterpremstaetten
phone: +43 3136 500-0
FAX: +43 3136 500-931211
mail: investor@ams.com
WWW: www.ams.com
sector: Technology
ISIN: AT0000A18XM4
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