DGAP-Adhoc: primion Technology AG: Public takeover bid from

primion Technology AG / Offer/Disposal

11.09.2008 

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Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG

Public takeover bid from Azkoyen S.A., Navarra, Spain to the shareholders
of primion Technology AG. Principal shareholder Heinz Roth, sells 20.11% of
his shares to Azkoyen S.A.

Stetten am kalten Markt, 11th September 2008

primion Technology AG has today been informed that Azkoyen S.A. has today
resolved to make a voluntary, public takeover bid to the shareholders of
primion Technology AG. Azkoyen is headquartered in Navarra, Spain and is
quoted on the Madrid Stock Exchange. The cash price offered for each
primion share is  6.00. The takeover bid will be contained in the as yet
to be announced conditions in the offer document.

Further, primion Technology AG has today been informed that the CEO and
former principal shareholder of primion Technology AG Heinz Roth, who has a
holding of 29.11% of the companys share capital, has concluded an
agreement with Azkoyen S.A. to sell a total of 1,116,105 primion shares
(which represents 20.11% of the share capital) at a cash price of  6.00
for each primion share. The condition precedent of the full payment of the
purchase price governs the transfer of title to the shares.

In conclusion, primion Technology AG has been informed that Heinz Roth and
the Azkoyen Group have agreed to act-in-concert in respect of their joint
voting rights.

Further information about primion Technology AG

primion Technology AG, with its headquarters in the town of Stetten am
kalten Markt in Germanys technology state of Baden Württemberg, is an
internationally active supplier of innovative software and hardware based
systems for Access Control, Time Recording and Integrated Security
Technology. As a one-stop-shop, primion offers over 5,000 customers
worldwide single-source solutions, covering all aspects from Development,
Manufacturing, Project Management and Installation up to Commissioning and
a complete package of Service and Support options. With over thirteen years
experience, primion has established itself as one of the technology and
innovation leaders in the markets for Access Control, Time Recording and
Integrated Security Technology. In the fiscal year 2006/2007 that ended on
30th September 2007, the primion Group, with a workforce of some 400, had
total revenues of 54.7 million Euro and an EBIT of 3.4 million Euro.

Further information about the Azkoyen Group

The Azkoyen Group is a multi-national company with its headquarters in
Navarra, Spain, which has been manufacturing and selling automatic vending
machines for tobacco products, drinks and snacks since 1956. The Azkoyen
Group is also the leading Spanish supplier of coin and banknote selectors
as well as electronic payment systems for the vending, public telephone and
game machine sectors. The firm has produced and sold coffee to the catering
sector for twelve years. The Group's products are distributed in over 50
countries on all five continents. In the fiscal year 2007, the Azkoyen
Group, with a workforce of some 670, had total revenues of 136.7 million
Euro and an EBIT of 16.7 million Euro. The vending machine and hot-beverage
dispenser specialists Coffetek Ltd., based in Portishead, UK, joined the
Azkoyen Group in March 2008.
DGAP 11.09.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       primion Technology AG
              Steinbeisstraße 2-5
              72510 Stetten am kalten Markt
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)7573  952-0
Fax:          +49 (0)7573  952 111
E-mail:       info@primion.de
Internet:     www.primion.de
ISIN:         DE0005117006
WKN:          511700
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart
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DGAP-Adhoc: primion Technology AG: Public takeover bid from Azkoyen S.A., Navarra, Spain to the shareholders of primion Technology AG. Principal shareholder Heinz Roth, sells 20.11% of his shares to Azkoyen S.A.
