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21.03.2012
Kontron AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous 21.03.2012 06:35 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. =-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Revenue up 15.7 % year-on-year to EUR 589.6 million - EBIT rises to EUR 34.1 million - Earnings per share climb to EUR 0.39 - Proposed dividend of EUR 0.20 per share - Kontron remains on profitable growth path in 2012 Eching near Munich, March 21, 2012 - Kontron AG, the globally leading provider of embedded computer technology, achieved new revenue record of EUR 589.6 million in the 2011 financial year, reflecting 15.7 % growth. Operating earnings (EBIT) also registered a very positive trend, rising from EUR -5.8 million in the previous year to EUR 34.1 million in 2011. Earnings per share increased to EUR 0.39 (2010: EUR -0.24). The Management and Supervisory boards will propose to the Shareholders' General Meeting to be held in June 2012 that it approves the payment of a EUR 0.20 per share dividend. As a consequence, 2011 revenue exceeded the forecast, and profitability reflects Kontron AG's robust development in a difficult environment. Operating earnings were also up by around 40 % when adjusting for the one-off special effects connected with the Malaysia activities. The dividend will be held at EUR 0.20 per share to allow shareholders to participate directly in this pleasing trend. Kontron AG shareholders can thereby count on a dividend yield that is equivalent to 3.9 % of the 2011 year-end closing price of the company's share. Kontron AG aims to continue on its growth path in 2012. In this context, Kontron is diversified to an extent hardly matched by any competitor worldwide given its offering of embedded computer systems and solutions for applications in the meanwhile seven sectors of industrial automation, energy, transportation, telecommunications, infotainment, medical technology, and security & defense. Kontron will focus on the higher-margin systems and solutions areas in the future. The sale of the production plants of the Malaysian subsidiary KDMS to strategic partner Plexus Corp. in January 2012 formed an important step as part of this focusing. Given the economic and business environment, Kontron is retaining its forecast for 2012 that it issued at the start of this year. Public-sector entities around the world are important buyers of Kontron's embedded computer products. Kontron anticipates moderate business progress in the first half of the year given the difficult financial circumstances surrounding many state budgets. At the same time, management expects significant positive impulses in the second half of 2012. Kontron assumes its 2012 revenue to remain at the previous year's level (EUR 574 million on an adjusted basis), with a potential variance of +/-3 % . The EBIT margin should also rise. Kontron has created good preconditions for further growth given a renewed improvement in its financial structure in 2011: an equity ratio of 63.7 % (2010: 62.2 % ), equity of EUR 333.6 million (2010: EUR 320.8 million), and EUR 31.6 million of operating cash flow (2010: EUR 16.2 million). Investor Relations: Further information: Gaby Moldan Dr. Udo Nimsdorf Kontron AG Engel & Zimmermann AG Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1, Agentur für Wirtschaftskommunikation D-85386 Eching Schloss Fußberg, Am Schlosspark 15, Phone: +49 (0) 8165/77212 Fax: +49 (0) 8165/77222 D-82131 Gauting Phone: +49 (0) 89-89 35 633, Fax: +49 (0) 89-89 39 84 29 E-mail: Gaby.Moldan@kontron.com E-mail: info@engel-zimmermann.de 21.03.2012 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de =-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Kontron AG Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1 85386 Eching Germany Phone: 08165-77-225 Fax: 08165-77-222 E-mail: gaby.moldan@kontron.com Internet: www.kontron.com ISIN: DE0006053952 WKN: 605395 Indices: TecDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service =--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kontron AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous 21.03.2012 06:35 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. =-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Revenue up 15.7 % year-on-year to EUR 589.6 million - EBIT rises to EUR 34.1 million - Earnings per share climb to EUR 0.39 - Proposed dividend of EUR 0.20 per share - Kontron remains on profitable growth path in 2012 Eching near Munich, March 21, 2012 - Kontron AG, the globally leading provider of embedded computer technology, achieved new revenue record of EUR 589.6 million in the 2011 financial year, reflecting 15.7 % growth. Operating earnings (EBIT) also registered a very positive trend, rising from EUR -5.8 million in the previous year to EUR 34.1 million in 2011. Earnings per share increased to EUR 0.39 (2010: EUR -0.24). The Management and Supervisory boards will propose to the Shareholders' General Meeting to be held in June 2012 that it approves the payment of a EUR 0.20 per share dividend. As a consequence, 2011 revenue exceeded the forecast, and profitability reflects Kontron AG's robust development in a difficult environment. Operating earnings were also up by around 40 % when adjusting for the one-off special effects connected with the Malaysia activities. The dividend will be held at EUR 0.20 per share to allow shareholders to participate directly in this pleasing trend. Kontron AG shareholders can thereby count on a dividend yield that is equivalent to 3.9 % of the 2011 year-end closing price of the company's share. Kontron AG aims to continue on its growth path in 2012. In this context, Kontron is diversified to an extent hardly matched by any competitor worldwide given its offering of embedded computer systems and solutions for applications in the meanwhile seven sectors of industrial automation, energy, transportation, telecommunications, infotainment, medical technology, and security & defense. Kontron will focus on the higher-margin systems and solutions areas in the future. The sale of the production plants of the Malaysian subsidiary KDMS to strategic partner Plexus Corp. in January 2012 formed an important step as part of this focusing. Given the economic and business environment, Kontron is retaining its forecast for 2012 that it issued at the start of this year. Public-sector entities around the world are important buyers of Kontron's embedded computer products. Kontron anticipates moderate business progress in the first half of the year given the difficult financial circumstances surrounding many state budgets. At the same time, management expects significant positive impulses in the second half of 2012. Kontron assumes its 2012 revenue to remain at the previous year's level (EUR 574 million on an adjusted basis), with a potential variance of +/-3 % . The EBIT margin should also rise. Kontron has created good preconditions for further growth given a renewed improvement in its financial structure in 2011: an equity ratio of 63.7 % (2010: 62.2 % ), equity of EUR 333.6 million (2010: EUR 320.8 million), and EUR 31.6 million of operating cash flow (2010: EUR 16.2 million). Investor Relations: Further information: Gaby Moldan Dr. Udo Nimsdorf Kontron AG Engel & Zimmermann AG Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1, Agentur für Wirtschaftskommunikation D-85386 Eching Schloss Fußberg, Am Schlosspark 15, Phone: +49 (0) 8165/77212 Fax: +49 (0) 8165/77222 D-82131 Gauting Phone: +49 (0) 89-89 35 633, Fax: +49 (0) 89-89 39 84 29 E-mail: Gaby.Moldan@kontron.com E-mail: info@engel-zimmermann.de 21.03.2012 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de =-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Kontron AG Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1 85386 Eching Germany Phone: 08165-77-225 Fax: 08165-77-222 E-mail: gaby.moldan@kontron.com Internet: www.kontron.com ISIN: DE0006053952 WKN: 605395 Indices: TecDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service =--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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