EANS-Adhoc: Hönle acquires the Lighting Technology Specialist, Mitronic (with photo)

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Company Information

11.08.2011

Dr. Hönle AG acquires 51 % of the shares in Mitronic GmbH. In so
doing, the company is further expanding its market position in the
sunlight simulation segment and is tapping a new field of business
with the acquired lighting technology division.

Mitronic GmbH, with head office in Wolfratshausen, has been
specialising in industrial lighting technology for over 30 years.
With about 30 employees, Mitronic GmbH generates annual sales revenue
of some EUR 4 million. The Mitronic product spectrum includes
sunlight simulation systems and lighting systems for crash tests.
Moreover, the company develops and markets day-light PAR lamps and
electronic power supplies for exhibition stand construction, among
other things. The automotive industry is Mitronic´s largest sales
market.

Up to the present, Dr. Hönle AG´s customers for sunlight simulation
systems were primarily companies from the photovoltaic industry. The
acquisition of Mitronic GmbH provides Hönle with a new group of
customers in the automotive industry segment. The direct access to
this market means further growth potential for Dr. Hönle AG. Its
international orientation also offers the Hönle Group ideal
conditions for the sale of day-light PAR lamps and electronic power
supplies of Mitronic GmbH. The broad range of Mitronic electronic
ballasts is an optimum supplement to the Hönle product spectrum and
enables a further reduction in manufacturing costs.

For calendar year 2012, Mitronic GmbH plans sales of between EUR 4,5
to EUR 5 million and an operating result (EBIT) of between TEUR 300
to TEUR 500.

Signing the purchase agreement provides Dr. Hönle AG with a right to
acquire the residual 49 % stake in Mitronic GmbH. The contracting
parties have agreed to maintain silence regarding the amount of the
purchase price. Mitronic GmbH will be included in the consolidated
group as at 1 July 2011.

Hönle will publish the 9-month report for 2010/2011 on 25 August 2011
as planned. The report will also include the budgeted figures
respecting the Hönle Group 's sales and earnings development for the
current financial year, which include the effects from the Mitronic
GmbH acquisition.

About Hönle: Dr. Hönle AG is a listed technology company with
registered head office in Gräfelfing, near Munich. With a staff level
of about 400 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 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: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München
language: English