EANS-Adhoc: Kapsch TrafficCom AG / Capital increase of up to 800,000 new shares to finance further growth and placement of up to 300,000 existing shares by majority shareholder to increase free float

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26.07.2011

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- Kapsch TrafficCom launches capital increase of up to 800,000 new
shares to pursue further growth opportunities. - Majority shareholder
KAPSCH-Group Beteiligungs GmbH sells up to 300,000 shares. -
Transaction will significantly increase Kapsch TrafficCom's free
float from 31.6% to up to 38.1%.

Vienna, 26 July 2011 - With the approval of the supervisory board,
the management board of Kapsch TrafficCom AG (ISIN AT000KAPSCH9),
listed in the Prime Market segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange, this
evening resolved on a capital increase from authorized capital
through the issuance of up to 800,000 new ordinary no-par value
bearer shares against cash contributions. Accordingly, the share
capital of Kapsch TrafficCom AG will be increased from EUR 12,200,000
by up to EUR 800,000 to up to EUR 13,000,000. The new shares will be
issued from Kapsch TrafficCom AG's authorized capital without
subscription rights for existing shareholders as approved by the
shareholders' meeting on 15 May 2007. Upon issuance, the new shares
will represent approximately 6.6% of the then existing share capital
and will carry full dividend rights from and including the fiscal
year 2010/2011 (from 1 April, 2010).

The transaction also includes a secondary component of up to 300,000
shares from the holdings of the majority shareholder KAPSCH-Group
Beteiligungs GmbH aiming to further increase free float and liquidity
of the Kapsch TrafficCom stock post transaction.

The shares will be placed to domestic and international institutional
investors through an accelerated book-building process to be launched
immediately. The offering is expected to price on Wednesday, 27 July
2011. The shares will not be offered to the public.

Application has been made to admit the up to 800,000 new shares to
trading on the Official Market (Prime Market segment) of the Vienna
Stock Exchange. The first trading day in the new shares on the Vienna
Stock Exchange is expected to be 1 August 2011.

Kapsch TrafficCom intends to use the net proceeds from the placement
of the new shares to finance future toll collection projects and to
enable Kapsch TrafficCom to play an active role in the expected
convergence of intelligent transportation systems and the expected
consolidation of the electronic toll collection industry.

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====================================== Kapsch TrafficCom is an
international supplier of superior Intelligent Transportation Systems
(ITS). Its principle business is the development and supply of
electronic toll collection systems, in particular for the multi-lane
free-flow of traffic, and the technical and commercial operation of
such systems. Kapsch TrafficCom also supplies traffic management
systems, urban traffic solutions and selected ITS and telematic
applications. With 260 references in 41 countries in all 5
continents, and with almost 44 million on-board units delivered and
more than 18,000 lanes equipped, Kapsch TrafficCom has positioned
itself among the internationally recognized suppliers of electronic
toll collection systems. Kapsch TrafficCom is headquartered in
Vienna, Austria, and has subsidiaries and representative offices in
25 countries.

Disclaimer

The information contained in this ad-hoc release serves information
purposes in Austria and does not constitute an offer to sell nor a
solicitation to buy or subscribe for any securities of Kapsch
TrafficCom AG. Investors should not purchase any securities referred
to in this ad-hoc release.

This ad-hoc release and the information it contains are not for
publication in the United States of America (U.S.A.) and may not be
distributed to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S of the U.S.
Securities Act (“Securities Act”) of 1933, as amended) or to
publications with a general circulation in the United States, except
to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers,
as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act. This ad-hoc release
does not constitute an offer for the sale of securities or
solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States.
The securities of Kapsch TrafficCom AG have not been registered under
the provisions of the Securities Act and may not be offered, sold or
delivered to U.S. persons without prior registration under or
exemption from the registration requirements.

This ad-hoc release is exclusively addressed to persons (i) outside
the United Kingdom, or (ii) who are investment professionals for the
purposes of article 19(5) U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act
2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”), as amended, or
(iii) who are included under article 49(2)(a)–(d) of the Order (“high
net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.). All such
persons are hereinafter referred to as “Relevant Persons”. No person
who is not a Relevant Person may take action on the basis of this
press release or the information contained herein or rely thereon.
Investment or investment activities in connection with this press
release are only available to Relevant Persons, and investment
business will only be transacted with Relevant Persons.

Further inquiry note:
Marcus Handl
Investor Relations
Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Tel: +43 (0) 50 811 1120
Am Europlatz 2, A-1120 Vienna, Austria
E-mail: ir.kapschtraffic@kapsch.net
www.kapschtraffic.com

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issuer: Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Am Europlatz 2
A-1121 Wien
phone: +43 1 50811 1122
FAX: +43 1 50811 99 1122
mail: ir.kapschtraffic@kapsch.net
WWW: www.kapschtraffic.com
sector: Technology
ISIN: AT000KAPSCH9
indexes: Prime Market
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English