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Viscom Gains New Long-Term Investor

- Grünwald Equity acquires around 8% of the Viscom AG
  - Freefloat of the Viscom AG climbs to 40.1%

- Company founders continue to hold the majority of shares
Hanover, Grünwald, 14 June 2007 – The Viscom AG, European market leader in automatic optical inspection machines for the electronics industry, has gained Grünwald Equity Management GmbH as a new long-term investment partner. With a holding of about 8 %, Grünwald has become the largest single investor in the Viscom AG, next to the company founders who continue to hold a 59.9 % majority of the Viscom share.

Grünewald Equity Management is a private investment company that seeks long-term investment in stable and growing markets. In the course of its research, Grünwald identified Viscom as an extremely promising investment: Viscom maintains excellent revenue and earnings prospects through the increasing use of optical and X-ray inspection systems worldwide. 'We expect a markedly increased market share for the Viscom AG, especially in the Asia region, which shows the greatest growth potential now and for the future,' states Constantin Liechtenstein, leading partner of Grünwald Equity. Viscom AG underscores its technological leadership as well with the introduction of the first inspection system worldwide to incorporate simultaneous 3D X-ray and optical inspections in one inspection system.
'We intend to steer our company toward a successful future and so will continue to hold the majority share in Viscom for the long term,' stresses Dr. Martin Heuser. 'Adding company value and so, shareholder value, is an essential goal for us. 'The presence of reliable and long-term investment partners is, then, of considerable value,' adds Volker Pape. 'Therefore we welcome the investment from Grünwald Equity.' In this context and in response to the oft-expressed desire of the market for a larger freefloat, the company founders have decided to sell a small portion of their shares to Grünwald Equity off the market, raising the freefloat of the Viscom AG from 33.4 % to 40.1 %.

Insofar as this notice contains prognoses or expectations or concerns statements regarding the future, these statements may be marked by risk and uncertainty. Thus we cannot guarantee that the expectations will prove themselves correct. Actual events and developments may deviate significantly from the expectations and assumptions expressed herein. Among the factors which may cause deviation are changes in the general economic situation, the competitive situation, exchange rates, interest rates and changes in national and international laws, among others. Thus the company assumes no responsibility to realize the statements conveyed within this notice.



Contact:
Viscom AG
Investor Relations
Katharina Blanke
Carl-Buderus-Str. 9-15
30455 Hannover
Tel.: +49-511-94996-861
Fax:  +49-511-94996-501
katharina.blanke@viscom.de


DGAP 15.06.2007 

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Language:     English
Issuer:       Viscom AG
              Carl-Buderus-Strasse 9-15
              30455 Hannover Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0) 511 94 996 861
Fax:          +49 (0) 511 94 996 501
E-mail:       katharina.blanke@viscom.de
www:          www.viscom.de
ISIN:         DE0007846867
WKN:          784686
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Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hannover; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart  
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