Ad hoc: PVA TePla AG: PVA TePla AG acquires KSI

(Asslar, October 22, 2007) - PVA TePla AG, Asslar, today took over the entire KSI Group, Herdorn. Together with its subsidiary SAMTEC GmbH, Aalen, the company develops, produces and distributes ultrasound microscopes worldwide to the international end customer market in research and industry. The scanning acoustic microscopes of modular construction are employed in the nondestructive inspection of materials, for example of composite semiconductors and silicon ingots for the semiconductor and photovoltaic industry. KSI GmbH, which originates from the Leica industrial group, develops ultrasound-based analysis systems of up to 2 GHz, with which materials can be inspected in a nondestructive way for defectiveness. In its product range, the company already has fully automatic modules for complete in-line handling for production in the front-end and back-end areas of the semiconductor industry. The integration of the KSI Group into PVA TePla AG also ensures the company further solid growth and the opportunity to implement the essential structures for the realization of that growth more quickly. A contribution to sales of EUR 5 million to EUR 6 million and a positive earnings contribution are expected for 2008. The company anticipates growth in double-digit percent figures for the following years. The companies have agreed to maintain confidentiality on the purchase price. Further information will be published in a supplementary press release. More information is available from: Dr. Gert Fisahn Investor Relations Phone: +49(0)6441/5692-342 gert.fisahn@pvatepla. --- End of Message --- PVA TePla AG Emmeliusstr. 33 Asslar Germany WKN: 746100; ISIN: DE0007461006; Index: CDAX, GEX, Prime All Share; Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, Prime Standard in Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, Freiverkehr in Börse Stuttgart, Freiverkehr in Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover, Freiverkehr in Börse Berlin, Freiverkehr in Hanseatische Wertpapierbörse zu Hamburg, Freiverkehr in Börse Düsseldorf;