Kyocera Mita announces takeover offer for TA Triumph-Adler AG at EUR 1.90 per share

Extended cooperation aims to facilitate expansion opportunities for
TA Triumph-Adler's Direct Sales across the whole of Europe under its
own brand

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Nürnberg (euro adhoc) - Nuremberg, November 18, 2008 - Kyocera Mita
Corporation, Osaka, Japan, has announced today that it will
significantly expand its stake in TA Triumph-Adler AG beyond the
29.9% it has held to date, and submit a voluntary public takeover
offer to shareholders. The plan is to submit an offer of EUR 1.90 per
share. The takeover aims to achieve a secure shareholders general
meeting majority with a stake of around 60% to 75% of the share
capital, according to Kyocera Mita. In this case, TA Triumph-Adler AG
would remain a listed company; there is no intention to de-list the
company or to perform a squeeze-out. For the time being Kyocera Mita
is not planning to enter into a domination agreement. Initial
discussions between the senior management of Kyocera Mita and TA
Triumph-Adler AG relating to a potential takeover offer by Kyocera
Mita have already taken place. The Management Board of TA
Triumph-Adler AG adopts an essentially positive stance to this
intention on the basis of these discussions. It regards the
commercial consequences of the offer as favorable, since it promises
advantages for the staff members, shareholders, and customers of the
TA Triumph-Adler Group, according to the current conviction of the
Management Board. Kyocera Mita plans to significantly expand the
cooperation between both companies as part of the restructuring of
its equity stake. A particular aim is to apply TA Triumph-Adler
Direct Sales' successful sales model across the whole of Europe, and
transfer related responsibility to TA Triumph-Adler as OEM and brand
partner. This step unlocks considerable advantages and opportunities
for expansion for both sides in terms of operating activities:
Kyocera Mita can better exploit the business model's current position
of leadership in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and
Switzerland, as an additional sales channel. With its financially
strong and reliable partner, TA Triumph-Adler can continue to
establish itself in the market as an independent company with its
strong TA Triumph-Adler brand, including internationally. Today's
Distribution business under the UTAX brand will remain under TA
Triumph-Adler management. Synergies are expected within both
companies, the details of which will be developed after the
transaction has been concluded.

Further information is available from:
TA Triumph-Adler AG Postal address:
Dr. Joachim Fleing TA Triumph-Adler AG
Telephone: 0911 / 68 98 - 499 Südwestpark 23
Fax: 0911 / 68 98 - 200 D-90449 Nuremberg
ir@ta.ag
www.triumph-adler.de

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Further inquiry note:

Sonja Blättchen

Telefon: +49 (0)911 6898-104

E-Mail: sonja.blaettchen@triumph-adler.net

Branche: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0007495004
WKN: 749500
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