EANS-Adhoc: Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Ad-hoc Release
Announcement of the South African National Roads Agency Ltd
27.10.2012 – 10:31
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contracts 27.10.2012 Vienna, October 27, 2012. Kapsch TrafficCom AG (ISIN AT000KAPSCH9), listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange in the prime market segment, states in the name of Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), a joint venture led by the South African subsidiary of the Swedish Kapsch TrafficCom AB, a subsidiary of the Austrian Kapsch TrafficCom AG, that the South African National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral) has published the following announcement yesterday (the following is an excerpt of the entire announcement which can be downloaded under http://www.nra.co.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=4628): "MEDIA RELEASE issued by THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY LTD 26 October 2012 INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON GAUTENG FREEWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Following a recommendation of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), led by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, Cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday 24 October 2012, decided that the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) should proceed with the implementation of the e-tolling system. Today, the Department of Transport gazetted the toll tariffs and regulations for public comment that will apply to users of the toll road network in Gauteng. This marks the beginning of a 30-day period for public comment. Government will, at the end of 30 days, having considered the views of the public, publish final tariffs." Disclaimer This ad-hoc release constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy any securities. The securities have already been sold. This ad-hoc release and the information it contains are not for publication in the United States of America (U.S.A.) and may not be distributed to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act ("Securities Act") of 1933, as amended) or to publications with a general circulation in the U.S.A. This stock exchange announcement does not constitute an offer for the sale of securities or solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the U.S.A. The securities of Kapsch TrafficCom AG have not been registered under the provisions of the Securities Act and may not be offered, sold or delivered to U.S. persons without prior registration under or exemption from the registration requirements. This ad-hoc release is exclusively addressed to persons (i) outside the United Kingdom, or (ii) who are investment professionals for the purposes of article 19(5) U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"), as amended, or (iii) who are included under article 49(2)(a)-(d) of the Order ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.). All such persons are hereinafter referred to as "Relevant Persons". No person who is not a Relevant Person may take action on the basis of this press release or the information contained herein or rely thereon. Investment or investment activities in connection with this press release are only available to Relevant Persons, and investment business will only be transacted with Relevant Persons. ----------------------- end of ad-hoc-announcement ================================================================================ Kapsch TrafficCom is a provider of high-performance intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in the application fields of toll collection, urban access management and traffic safety and security. Kapsch TrafficCom covers the entire value creation chain of its customers as a one-stop shop by providing products and components as well as subsystems as open market products, by integrating them into turnkey systems or by developing end-to-end solutions, including services for the technical and commercial operations of systems. Within its current core business of electronic toll collection (ETC), Kapsch TrafficCom designs, builds and operates ETC systems, in particular for multi-lane free-flow traffic. With 280 references in 41 countries on all 5 continents and with almost 70 million on-board units delivered and about 18,000 lanes equipped, Kapsch TrafficCom has positioned itself among the internationally recognized suppliers of electronic toll collection worldwide. Kapsch TrafficCom is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and has subsidiaries and representative offices in 30 countries. For additional information, visit us under www.kapschtraffic.com. Follow us on Twitter under twitter.com/kapschnet Further inquiry note: For more information: Marcus Handl Investor Relations Officer Kapsch TrafficCom AG Am Europlatz 2, 1120 Vienna, Austria Phone +43 50 811 1120 Email ir.kapschtraffic@kapsch.net Press contact: Katharina Riedl Spokesperson Kapsch AG Am Europlatz 2, 1120 Vienna, Austria Phone +43 50 811 1705 Email katharina.riedl@kapsch.net end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: Kapsch TrafficCom AG Am Europlatz 2 A-1121 Wien phone: +43 1 50811 1122 FAX: +43 1 50811 99 1122 mail: ir.kapschtraffic@kapsch.net WWW: www.kapschtraffic.com sector: Technology ISIN: AT000KAPSCH9 indexes: Prime Market stockmarkets: official market: Wien language: English