Reutlingen, February 16, 2012 – Manz AG, one of the world's leading providers of production systems for the photovoltaic and Flat Panel Display (FPD) industry, has won a new order totalling around EUR 33 million. The order comprises the delivery of equipment for the production of components in the FPD segment. The order represents a successful technology transfer within the company, as the equipment was formerly developed for the crystalline photovoltaic segment and is now transferred to the new applications in the FPD segment without major technological changes.

Additional information:
ISIN: DE000A0JQ5U3

German Securities Identification Number (WKN) of the shares: A0JQ5U
Trading symbol: M5Z
Trading segment: Regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Manz AG
Steigäckerstraße 5
72768 Reutlingen
Germany

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Company profile:

Manz AG – passion for efficiency

Manz AG, headquartered in Reutlingen, Germany, (ISIN: DE000A0JQ5U3) is one of the world’s leading high-tech engineering firms. Founded in 1987, in recent years the company has grown from an automation specialist into a supplier of integrated production lines for crystalline solar cells and thin-film solar modules, as well as lines for manufacturing flat panel displays. One of its newest areas of business is the development and manufacture of production systems for lithium-ion batteries. The company, led by founder Dieter Manz, has been listed on the stock exchange in Germany since 2006, and currently operates production facilities in Germany, China, Taiwan, Slovakia, and Hungary. At the end of 2011, Manz AG had approximately 2.000 employees, 900 of which work in Asia. With its new slogan “Passion for Efficiency,” Manz’s engineers are making a promise to offer its customers – all companies active in important future markets – increasingly efficient production equipment.

Investor relations contact:
cometis AG
Ulrich Wiehle
Tel.: +49 (0)611 – 205855-11
Fax: +49 (0)611 – 205855-66
E-Mail: wiehle@cometis.de