29.04.2009 – 11:30

BAUER Aktiengesellschaft

EANS-News: BAUER acquires majority of Site Group for Services and Well Drilling Ltd. Co. ("SITE Group")

Schrobenhausen (euro adhoc) -

. Support of the BAUER Resources segment
 . Expansion of business 
activities in the field of deep drilling technology for deep well- 
and exploration drilling
 . Acquisition of 60 percent of the Jordan 
market leader for exploration and
    well drilling

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merger, acquisition and takeover

BAUER Aktiengesellschaft has come to a
definite agreement with the general owner of Site Group for Services 
and Well Drilling Ltd. Co. ("SITE Group"), Rami Wahdan Oweis, to 
acquire 60 percent of SITE Group's shares.

SITE Group operates high-capacity deep drilling rigs for the oil-and 
gas industry, for well drilling and for the exploration of mineral 
deposits. The medium-sized company, based in Amman, Jordan, takes in 
a good position in the Middle East market and is very successful in 
the neighbouring regions.

Therefore, Bauer strengthens the business division Resources as a 
competence centre for the whole deep drilling sector. For the future,
Bauer will have considerable synergy potentials in the whole group 
which will be represented by both, the new deep drilling rigs TBA 300
and TBA 200 which are built by the BAUER Equipment segment, and the 
high-capacity well drilling rigs of PRAKLA Bohrtechnik GmbH.

Thomas Bauer, Chairman of the board of the BAUER Group, says: "Taking
over SITE Group, we will extend our service range in the field of 
deep drilling technology and water wells. SITE Group shows long 
lasting customer relations in the Jordan water industry. Furthermore,
SITE Group has gained experience in drilling for oil and gas over 
many years and has many worthy contacts to nearly all world leading 
companies in the oil and gas sector. This strong market position will
relieve the market development for us as this will partly be a new 
field of activity."

The profitable Jordan based group of companies achieved an annual 
turnover of around EUR 20 million with about 190 employees in the 
past financial year. SITE Group as well as its subsidiaries and 
branches are represented in Palestine and in Yemen.

The parties agreed to keep contract details as well as the purchase 
price confidential.

About Bauer

Bauer is a provider of services, machinery and ancillary products in 
the earth- working and ground-water fields. The Group markets its 
products and services all over the world. Its global spread allows it
to remain largely unaffected by fluctuating business cycles.

The operations of the Group are divided into three segments: 
Construction, Equipment and Resources. The Construction segment 
carries out specialist foundation engineering work all over the 
world, developing foundation and excavation projects as well as 
providing related construction services. In its Equipment segment, in
which it is the world market leader, Bauer offers an extensive range 
of machinery, equipment and tools for specialist foundation 
engineering. The Resources segment encompasses the Group's operations
in the exploitation of raw materials, in environmental technology, in
geothermal drilling operations and also in equipment for wells 
(including pumps and drills, screens and casings).

Bauer profits greatly from the collaboration between its three 
separate segments, enabling the Group to position itself as an 
innovative, highly specialized provider of complete solutions and 
services for demanding projects on the specialist foundation 
engineering and related markets.

Founded in 1790, Bauer today generates more than two thirds of its 
total revenues outside of Germany. Employing some 8,600 people, the 
Group's total revenues in 2008 were EUR 1.53 billion (previous year: 
EUR 1.2 billion). BAUER Aktiengesellschaft has been listed on the 
official market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since July 4, 2006 
(Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005168108).

end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

Bettina Mestenhauser
Head of Investor Relations
Telefon: +49(0)8252 97 1918
E-Mail: investor.relations@bauer.de

Branche: Construction & Property
ISIN: DE0005168108
WKN: 516810
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