Pursuant to Art. 20 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act, sia Abrasives Holding AG, Mühlewiesen-strasse 20, 8501 Frauenfeld, has received the following notification:
Shareholder:
Shareholder group, now composed as follows (see announcement dated 2 April 2008):
Prof. Dr. Giorgio Behr, Im Sandacker 4, 8454 Buchberg
Behr Deflandre & Snozzi BDS AG, 8454 Buchberg (controlled by Prof. Dr. Giorgio Behr, Im Sandacker 4, 8454 Buchberg)
Behr Bircher Cellpack Industrie-Holding AG, Anglikerstrasse 99, 5612 Villmergen (controlled by Prof. Dr. Giorgio Behr, Im Sandacker 4, 8454 Buchberg)
Group representative: Prof. Dr. Giorgio Behr, Buchberg. Contact: Dr. Dieter Dubs, Bär & Karrer AG, Zurich
Disclosure of purchase positions:
Thresholds exceeded through the purchase of shares and change in group composition:
Nature of agreement: joint build-up of shareholding
Thresholds exceeded: 25% and 33 1/3%
Contractual obligation: 22 August 2008 (in respect of both thresholds exceeded)
Transfer: 25 August 2008 (off-market block transaction)
Equities held by all members: 284,575 registered shares, representing 37.94%
Total shareholding: 284,575 registered shares, representing 37.94%
About the sia Group The sia Group based in Frauenfeld ranks among the world’s top three suppliers of flexible abrasives. It develops, manufactures and markets complete abrasive systems tailored to specific requirements and applications for surface preparation and finishing of all kinds. This commitment has made abrasive processes into true surface technologies. Employing some 1,150 people worldwide, sia Abrasives posted net sales of CHF 298 million and operating profit (EBIT) of CHF 30.3 million for 2007. sia Abrasives Holding AG is listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange and generates more than 90% of its sales outside Switzerland.
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