EANS-Adhoc: ams AG / ams CEO John Heugle agrees to step down with immediate effect; Kirk Laney to assume position of CEO

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Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes)
14.05.2013

Unterpremstaetten, Austria (14 May 2013) - ams (SIX: AMS), a leading
provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, announces that
the Supervisory Board and CEO John Heugle have agreed that John
Heugle will step down from the position of CEO of the company with
immediate effect. Kirk Laney, currently heading the Optical Sensors
and Lighting business unit and former CEO of TAOS Inc., was elected
to the management board and will assume the position of interim CEO
with immediate effect.

The Supervisory Board has already initiated the search for a
permanent CEO and has agreed with John Heugle that he will remain in
a consulting role until the end of the year to ensure continuity in
key business initiatives as necessary. The Supervisory Board and
management of ams remain fully committed to excellence in serving the
company's worldwide customer base, employees and partners. The
Supervisory Board thanks John Heugle for his 11 years of outstanding
leadership and his passionate commitment to building a global leader
in high performance analog semiconductors.

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About ams

ams develops and manufactures high performance analog semiconductors
that solve its customers' most challenging problems with innovative
solutions. ams' products are aimed at applications which require
extreme precision, accuracy, dynamic range, sensitivity, and
ultra-low power consumption. ams' product range includes sensors,
sensor interfaces, power management ICs and wireless ICs for
customers in the consumer, industrial, medical, mobile communications
and automotive markets.

With headquarters in Austria, ams employs over 1,300 people globally
and serves more than 7,800 customers worldwide. ams is the new name
of austriamicrosystems, following the 2011 acquisition of optical
sensor company TAOS Inc. ams is listed on the SIX Swiss stock
exchange (ticker symbol: AMS). More information about ams can be
found at www.ams.com.

Further inquiry note:
Moritz M. Gmeiner
Director Investor Relations
Tel: +43 3136 500-31211
Fax: +43 3136 500-931211
Email: investor@ams.com

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issuer: ams AG
Tobelbader Strasse 30
A-8141 Unterpremstaetten
phone: +43 3136 500-0
FAX: +43 3136 500-931211
mail: investor@ams.com
WWW: www.ams.com
sector: Technology
ISIN: AT0000920863
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stockmarkets: official dealing: SIX Swiss Exchange
language: English