EANS-Adhoc: Balda AG: Rainer Mohr stands down from the position of CEO / Balda AG appoints Dominik Müser and James Lim to the Board of Directors

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29.12.2011

Bad Oeynhausen, 29 December 2011 - Rainer Mohr, sole member of the
Board of Directors of the Frankfurt SDax listed company Balda AG
since February 2011, has stood down from the position of CEO with
effect of 1 January 2012 in consultation with the Supervisory Board
as a result of differing views regarding strategy. Mohr joined the
company´s Board of Directors on 3 July 2009 and was responsible for
Finance, Administration and Strategy. In the past two and a half
years, he has successfully restructured the Balda Group with the goal
of realignment, sold loss makers and disposed of inherited
liabilities. The Supervisory Board wishes to thank Rainer Mohr for
his work.

With Dominik Müser and James Lim, the Supervisory Board has thereupon
appointed two new members of the Board of Directors. Dominik Müser
was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO); he will be responsible
for the company's strategy in the future; he will also perform the
functions of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and will thus be
responsible for the areas of finance, law and administration as well.
James Lim will be responsible as new COO for production, sales and
development.

The new CEO of Balda AG, a former partner of the consultancy firm
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH, has in recent years worked
as director and CEO at various companies, where he worked
successfully for the benefit of the shareholders and partners there.
On the basis of the existing activities in the areas of the Medical
and Electronic Products segments, Dominik Müser is to craft a future
strategy for the company that will facilitate a profitable continued
existence of the company. James Lim, who was appointed COO, was CEO
of the Malaysian subsidiary of Balda Solutions Malaysia until the end
of 2010. Based on his many years of experience in production, he is
to strengthen Balda AG and make it more powerful.

Alongside the continuing challenges in terms of the involvement in
TPK, the two newly appointed members of the Board of Directors are to
strengthen the company operationally and make it fit for the future.

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Company profile of Balda AG

The Balda Group develops and produces complete plastic assemblies,
electronic products and products for the medical technology industry.
Balda's customers are leading companies in the pharmaceutical and
medical technology,consumer electronics, electronic communications
and mobile phone markets.

The Group is internationally positioned with production sites in
Germany and Malaysia. A subsidiary in the USA focuses on product
design and product development. Within the scope of its shareholding
in a leading touchscreen manufacturer in China, Balda is
participating in the dynamic development of the touchscreen displays
market.

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This ad-hoc announcement contains forward-looking statements that are
based on the current expectations of Balda's management. They may
contain a number of risks and uncertainties because they refer to
future events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the
future. Such events include the developments in the mobile
communications industry, changes in technology and the ability to
develop new products in a timely and successful manner.

Balda will neither revise these forward-looking statements nor
correct them in the event of any unexpected development, unless
there is a legal obligation to do so.

This ad-hoc announcement represents neither an offer to buy shares
nor an invitation to submit an offer to buy shares in the United
States or any other country. The shares in Balda AG (the "shares")
may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the
account of U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S of the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, in its current version [the "Securities
Act"]), unless they are registered or are exempt from registration
under the Securities Act. The shares have not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act.

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Further inquiry note:
Clas Röhl
Tel.: +49 (0) 5734 922-2728
croehl@balda.de

end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Balda AG
Bergkirchener Str. 228
D-32549 Bad Oeynhausen
phone: +49 (0) 5734 9 22-0
FAX: +49 (0) 5734 922-2747
mail: info@balda.de
WWW: http://www.balda.de
sector: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0005215107
indexes: CDAX, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English