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27.04.2010

Garbsen/Hannover, 27 April 2010 -LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has raised its
forecast for turnover and earnings. The new forecast for the 2010 financial year
is for a turnover of at least EUR 60 million (previous year: EUR 51 million) and
an EBIT margin of at least 14 % (previous year: 14 %). 

The upward revision of the forecast has been made against the background of the
strong rise in incoming orders for the Cutting and Structuring Lasers Segment.
Following the continued growth in the first quarter of 2010 in the business with
systems for Laser Direct Structuring (LDS), LPKF received another major order on
27 April 2010 for LDS systems totaling around EUR 5 million. Further details are
being kept confidential in agreement with the client.

The complete interim report for the first three months of 2010 will be published
on 12 May. 

The shares of LPKF Laser & Electronics AG are listed in the Prime Standard of
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