Press Releases

Contraves Space to acquire precision space mechanisms business from France’s Snecma Moteurs

Unaxis plans share buyback

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Media release: First half 2005

First half 2004: Significant increase in orders received, sales and operating earnings - development and market introduction of new system generations at Display Technology detract from overall Group profitability.

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Rainer Mück named CFO of Unaxis

Semiconductor-related business activities to remain at Unaxis

Victory under no obligation to make full tender offer for Unaxis

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Kenneth T. Barry to become Chief Operating Officer and Siegfried Lamprecht head of Corporate Human Resources

Changes to Unaxis senior management

Extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Unaxis Holding Inc. elects new Board of Directors

Victory Industriebeteiligung AG nominates Board of Directors’ candidates

Thomas P. Limberger to become Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unaxis

Agenda items finalized for the extraordinary general meeting – Board of Directors to step down following EGM

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Petition to maintain the commercial register ban rejected

Judge rejects petition of Victory Industriebeteiligung AG to maintain the commercial register ban – Entry of the resolutions adopted at the general meeting of shareholders into the commercial register blocked by new objection raised by an attorney of Victory

Extraordinary general meeting of Unaxis Holding Inc. shareholders set for Tuesday, June 28, 2005, in Lucerne

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Vacuum Solutions (Leybold Vacuum) takes measures to drive up profitability – 220 positions to be cut back by the end of 2006

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