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Agreement on the sale of the SEVEX Group to ElringKlinger comes into effect

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17.04.2008
Dettingen/Erms (Germany)/Sevelen (Switzerland), April 17, 2008  +++ 
ElringKlinger AG has closed a definitive agreement to acquire Swiss 
manufacturer of thermal and acoustic shielding systems SEVEX AG, 
based in Sevelen. The purchase agreement came into effect following 
the receipt of official approval to the transaction by the antitrust 
authorities.
Alongside the Swiss parent company, ElringKlinger has acquired the US
subsidiary SEVEX North America, Inc., Buford (Georgia), as well as 
SEVEX Asia, based in Suzhou, China.
Both parties to the contract have agreed not to disclose details of 
the exact purchase price. The purchase price is within a range of 7 
to 8 times EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes).
Inclusion in the consolidated group will take place effective from 
April 1, 2008. The SEVEX Group had forecast sales of CHF 95 million 
(EUR 59 million) for the financial year as a whole. SEVEX will in 
2008 make a pro-rata contribution to the sales and earnings of the 
ElringKlinger Group. The takeover is expected to be earnings 
accretive in 2008.
In the coming months the SEVEX Group, with a workforce of around 330 
people, is to be integrated into the Shielding Technology division of
the ElringKlinger Group. ElringKlinger generated sales of approx. EUR
93 (72) million within the area of shielding technology in the 2007 
financial year. In acquiring SEVEX, ElringKlinger has advanced to 
become the second largest supplier of shielding systems for engines, 
underbodies and exhaust tracts.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

Stephan Haas
Investor Relations Manager
Telefon: +49(0)7123 724-137
E-Mail: stephan.haas@elringklinger.de

Branche: Automotive Equipment
ISIN: DE0007856023
WKN: 785602
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