Kahl am Main, October 19, 2011. - According to preliminary results the SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS) generated sales of about € 121.8 million in the first nine months of the current business year and therefore already exceeds the total sales in 2010 of € 120.1 million. The operating result (EBIT) in the first nine months 2011 amounted to about € 6.3 million compared with € -13.1 million (before extraordinary charges) in the first nine months of 2010. In the period under review the EBITDA totalled approximately € 14.7 million. The business trend in the Solar sector war impacted by uncertainty in the market in the past couple of months. However, SINGULUS was successful in generating positive earnings on an EBITDA basis in the Solar segment in the first nine months. The order intake in the first nine months of 2011 also improved by 40.8 % to € 137.0 million (previous year: € 97.3 million). 

The Executive Board confirms its sales forecast for 2011 of more than € 160.0 million with a positive full-year result published on May 26, 2011.

The final results for the nine months 2011 will be published at November 3, 2011.

equinet bank AG undertook to subscribe for the new shares and to offer them to the existing shareholders of SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG for subscription by way of an indirect subscription right with a subscription ratio of 16 : 3 at a subscription price of € 3.30 for each new share. The subscription period is expected to begin on June 4, 2011 and to end on June 17, 2011 (inclusive). Trading in the subscription rights will not be provided for. Any new shares, which are not subscribed for can be purchased by the existing shareholders in addition to their subscription rights by way of a supplemental subscription. Details are to be set forth in the subscription offer that is expected to be published on June 3, 2011 in the electronic Federal Gazette and on the website of the company.

In total the company could expect gross proceeds of approx. € 26 Mio. The proceeds from the capital increase are intended to be used mainly for the expansion of the solar segment business and to a lesser extent for the reduction of financial debt.

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Kahl am Main, May 26, 2011 – SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS) was able to complete a new major order for Blu-ray production machines of the BLULINE II type and CRYSTALLINE Mastering Systems. Accordingly, SINGULUS has received orders for nearly 40 BLULINE II machines in total until May 2011 and confirms its forecast of up to 50 machines in this segment.

Due to the fact that the order intake of € 65.9 million in the first quarter 2011 already has increased by 66 % compared to previous year the Executive Board publishes a sales forecast of more than € 160 million for the business year 2011 on the occasion of these new orders received. With a projected increase of at least 33 %, the sales forecast is significantly higher than the € 120.1 million realized in the business year 2010. As further major orders will be completed shortly, the order intake of the total year 2011 is expected to be considerably higher than the sales expectancy. Following three years with negative earnings, the company is expected to achieve a turnaround in 2011 and to post a positive result.

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES relies on its two core business areas and a lean business model. In the Optical Disc segment SINGULUS is market leader – the activities in the Solar segment will provide considerably positive impulses for the business development of the company. SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES is excellently positioned for the future.  

The manufacturing plants have been working worldwide to full capacities during Christmas trade. In its ‘Blu-ray Disc Replication Report’ in November 2010 the market research institute Futuresource Consulting announced that the global Blu-ray production increased sharply in the year 2010. For the next couple of years the analysts at Futuresource Consulting forecast a further rise in the Blu-ray production. The required production capacity for the manufacturing of Blu-ray Discs is set to nearly triple and to amount to more than 3.0 billion discs until 2014. 

Therefore SINGULUS expects further incoming orders for the systems BLULINE II and CRYSTALLINE during the next weeks. The development of this market is clearly aimed at growth. 

In 2009 SINGULUS had developed a new processing system for thin-film solar technology and secured an initial order worth more than € 19 million at the start of 2010. The follow-on order exceeds that amount, with a value of over € 30 million. 

This contract signals further progress in SINGULUS efforts to establish itself as a key supplier of new systems for important process stages in the growing solar market.

Kahl am Main, October 25, 2010 - SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES (SINGULUS) was not able to realize all of the expected orders in the Solar segment in the current business year 2010 up to now despite a higher order intake. On the one hand the reason is the restraint for new investments in the area of thin-film solar technology and on the other hand the delayed completion of expected solar projects. The budgeted sales volume in the SINGULUS Group cannot be achieved in the business year 2010. Accordingly, the Executive Board of the SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG adjusts the sales forecast for 2010 to a range from € 118 to 125 million (forecast: € 130 - 135 million). 

According to preliminary results, in the first nine months of 2010 SINGULUS achieved sales in the amount of € 81.0 million (previous year: € 95.9 million). In the 3rd quarter 2010 SINGULUS generated sales of € 31.6 million (previous year: € 28.8 million). The order intake of € 29.9 million in the 3rd quarter 2010 was significantly higher than in the previous year (Q3 2009: € 15.2 million). Correspondingly, the order intake in the first nine months of 2010 also rose to € 97.3 million (previous year: € 56.0 million). The order backlog as of September 30, 2010 increased to € 43.7 million and is thus considerably above the prior-year level (€ 30.3 million). 

Against the backdrop of the current development, the resolved repositioning of the business activities as well as current market information, the Executive Board reviewed the respective values of all balance sheet items and accordingly in the course of its meeting on October 25, 2010 agreed to recognize value adjustments and write-offs in the balance sheet as well as other restructuring measures amounting to € 67.8 million (extraordinary expenses) in total. This includes adjustments of intangible and tangible assets from earlier acquisitions in the amount of € 40.7 million, capitalized development expenses in the amount of € 7.5 million as well as of receivables and inventories totaling € 17.3 million. These value adjustments are not tied to an outflow of liquid funds. Overall, restructuring charges in the amount of € 2.3 million were recognized. In this connection all Optical Disc activities will be centralized in Kahl to realize further cost reductions. First steps were already implemented with the integration of the injection molding activities in Kahl. Now, essential parts of the mastering activities will be relocated from Eindhoven to Kahl. 

The operating results (before extraordinary expenses) is expected to amount to - € 13.1 million (previous year: - € 13.9 million) for the first nine months. In the 3rd quarter 2010 a negative result (before extraordinary expenses) in the amount of - € 5.0 million was realized.  

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES still reaffirms its medium-term goals even after these adjustments.