Viscom AG Strives for Initial Opening in May
Hanover (ots)
Hanover Fair Hall 17, Stand B76
Stock exchange plans solidified - transaction volume of from 40 to 60 million euros - 80 percent of the capital to flow back into the company
The Viscom AG, supplier of automatic optical inspection systems for the electronics industry, solidifies their stock exchange plans: the initial listing in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange shall take place in May 2006. "We strive for a transaction volume of from 40 to 60 million euros", says Executive Board Dr. Martin Heuser. The predominant share of these funds will come directly back into the company. "Around 80 percent of the shares that we offer will come out of an increase in capital stock", according to Executive Board Volker Pape. The revenue resulting from the issuing of shares will be primarily invested in international expansion - mainly in Asia and America - as well as in the development and marketing of new technologies such as automatic computer tomography.
In 2005, the Viscom AG achieved a record business volume of 50.5 million euros. This corresponds to a rise of 17 percent compared to the previous year (43.1 million euros). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose even more strongly than the business volume - to 31 percent, at 11.5 million euros (previous year: 8.8 million euros). The annual net profit increased 58 percent to 7.5 million euros (previous year, 4.7 million euros). Turnover is also expected to increase in the current business year and the EBIT margin of over 20 percent thereby maintained. In 2005 Viscom achieved 69 percent of its volume in Europe, 16 percent in America, and 15 percent in Asia.
As of December 31 2005, Viscom employed 266 employees (previous year, 229).
As Lead Manager and Sole Book Runner for the IPO, the Frankfurt Investment Bank equinet Securities AG has been commissioned. This consortium is additionally associated as Co-Lead Manager of NORD/LB North German State Bank and as Selling Agent of the comdirect Bank AG.
Further details regarding positioning will be publicized according to their current state.
About Viscom:
Viscom is a globally leading supplier of automatic inspection systems for the electronics industry, which looks back on more than twenty years of successful company development characterized by steady growth. Production is exclusively at the Hanover headquarters. Sales and service support points are currently located in North America and Asia. The company is the European market leader for automatic inspection systems for electronic production. Worldwide, Viscom is among the leading suppliers of inspection systems. Viscom produces automatic optical and X-ray inspection systems, both in serial production and as special models for individual customers.
Media Contact: equinet Communications AG Volker Siegert/Dr. Nicolette Strauss Tel.: +49 69 58997-305 oder -307 Email: volker.siegert@equinet-ag.de, susanne.strauss@equinet-ag.de
This announcement presents neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to release an offer to purchase or an underwriting of securities. A public offering of securities of the Viscom AG outside of Germany has not occurred and is not foreseen. A possible offering in Germany would occur exclusively on the basis of a securities prospectus, still-to-be publicized and deposited to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. Such a securities prospectus would be held ready for gratis issue until an as yet undetermined time point by the Viscom AG, the Admissions Office of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the bank consortium.
This publication and the information contained herein are not intended for direct or indirect release in, for example, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, or Japan. This publication presents no offer to the sale of securities in the USA. Securites, including shares in the Viscom AG, are permitted to be sold or offered for purchase in the USA or on account for the benefit of American persons (as defined in the current of Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act)), only after previous registration according to the regulations of the Securities Act or on the basis of an exception to the registration obligation. Neither the Viscom AG nor possible divesting shareholders intend to carry out a registration of a possible offering or partial offering of securities or a public offering of securities in the USA.
You may find Viscom at the Hanover Fair 2006 in Hall 17, at Stand B76.
Pressekontakt:
Martina Engelhardt
Leiterin Marketing/Marketing Manager
Viscom AG - Carl-Buderus-Str. 9-15 - D-30455 Hannover
Phone: +49/511/94996-531 - Fax: +49/511/94996-900
email: me@viscom.de - <http://www.viscom.de/>
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