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26.03.2010

LPKF exceeds forecasts with record earnings



Garbsen, 26 March 2010 - The LPKF Group closed  the  2009  financial  year  with
earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of EUR 7.0 million (previous year:  EUR 
3.1 million). Consolidated turnover rose by 12 % to EUR 50.7 million  (previous 
year: EUR 45.4 million). Incoming orders at EUR 56.0 million were well up on the
 previous year´s level of EUR 48.1 million. Orders in hand rose to
EUR 14.7 million  (previous year: EUR 10.3 million). The performance was
positively influenced by the  changed product mix and cost reductions.

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) climbed from 7.4  %  to  15.7  %.  Profit  per
share rose to EUR 0.43 (previous year: EUR 0.17).

Compared to the same quarter the previous year, turnover in the  fourth  quarter
2009 climbed by 16 % to EUR 16.0 million, and EBIT rose from EUR 1.2  million 
to  EUR 2.0 million

Growth was attributable  to  the  Cutting  &  Structuring  Lasers  Segment,  and
especially the unbroken demand for laser direct structuring systems (LDS).


Outlook for 2010 and 2011

LPKF currently considers there to be growth  potential  in  almost  all  of  its
divisions. The prospects for further growth are particularly  good  in  the  LDS
business. Tangible signs of recovery in the  markets  have  also  been  seen  in
other segments since the end of 2009.

The macroeconomic development is  very  difficult  to  predict  at  the  moment.
Nevertheless, LPKF is expecting to do good business in the 2010 financial  year,
and forecasts growth in turnover to exceed 10 %, and its EBIT margin to stay  in
double figures.

If the global economy stabilizes during the course of the  year,  the  Board  of
Managing Directors expects turnover and profits to  grow  further  in  the  2011
financial year.

At the Supervisory Board  meeting  on  26  March  2010,  the  Supervisory  Board
adopted a resolution to immediately appoint the former spokesman  of  the  Board
of Managing Directors Dr. Ingo Bretthauer, to the position of  Chairman  of  the
Board of Managing Directors.

Because of the positive development in business in 2009, the Board  of  Managing
Directors and the Supervisory  Board  will  pose  a  resolution  at  the  annual
general meeting on 10 June 2010 to pay a dividend of 20 Cent per share.

LPKF Laser & Electronics AG shares are listed  on  the  Prime  Standard  at  the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN 0006450000).



Further inquiry note:
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
Bettina Schäfer, Investor Relations
Tel: (05131) 7095-382
issuer:   LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
          Osteriede  7
          D-30827 Garbsen
phone:    +49(0)5131 7095 382
FAX:      +49(0)5131 7095 90
mail:     investorrelations@lpkf.de
WWW:      ¿U1http://www.lpkf.de¿U0
sector:   Semiconductors & active components
ISIN:     DE0006450000
indexes:  CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
          Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München 
language: English