EANS-News: Balda AG / Balda AG: Shareholder Octavian suffers Loss at Court

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Bad Oeynhausen (euro adhoc) - - OLG Hamm confirms Independence of
Supervisory Board Chairman Dr. Michael Naschke

Bad Oeynhausen/Hamm, 6 February 2012 - Octavian Special Master Fund
L.P., a U.S.-American hedge funds, failed in court with the attempt
to have the supervisory board chairman Dr. Michael Naschke be
dismissed as chairman of the upcoming extraordinary general meeting.

The Higher Regional Court (OLG) Hamm confirmed the decision of the
court of first instance, the Local Court Bad Oeynhausen, and
dismissed the motion (file number I-27 W 21/12). The decision is
final.

The OLG Hamm ascertained that there is no reason for any doubts "that
the chairman of the supervisory board will conduct the meeting
dutifully and without any impairment of the rights of the petitioner
(i.e. Octavian, n.b.) or any other shareholders."

Also the fact that the supervisory board chairman adopted "certain
positions" relating to the agenda items of the meeting, did not allow
for the conclusion Dr. Naschke would not act as independent and
neutral chairman of the meeting.

The extraordinary general meeting takes place by request of Octavian.
The hedge funds, which notified to hold 5.22 % of the voting rights
in Balda AG, demands the dismissal of the current three supervisory
board members and proposes its own three candidates.

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, 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 operates in product design and
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.

This Corporate News announcement contains forward-looking statements,
which are based on the current expectations of Balda´s management.
They therefore contain a range of risks and uncertainties because
they relate to future events and depend on circumstances that will
occur in the future, such as, for example, developments in the mobile
communications industry, changes in technology and the ability to
timely and successfully develop new products and various other
factors. 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 Corporate News 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.

Further inquiry note:
Frank Elsner
Frank Elsner Kommunikation für Unternehmen GmbH
Tel.: +49 - 54 04 - 91 92 0
Fax: +49 - 54 04 - 91 92 29
Mail: office@elsner-kommunikation.de

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company: 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: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart,
regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English