DGAP-News: M.A.X. Automation AG

DGAP-News: M.A.X. Automation AG well positioned to achieve sustained growth in attractive future markets

DGAP-News: M.A.X. Automation AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM M.A.X. Automation AG well positioned to achieve sustained growth in attractive future markets

26.08.2016 / 14:25 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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M.A.X. Automation AG well positioned to achieve sustained growth in attractive future markets

- Management Board explains growth strategy in greater detail at the Annual General Meeting

- Shareholders approve unchanged dividend of EUR 0.15 per share for financial year 2015

Düsseldorf, August 26, 2016 - The Management Board of M.A.X. Automation AG presented its future growth strategy for the high-tech mechanical engineering company today at the Annual General Meeting held in Dusseldorf. M.A.X. Automation is increasingly benefiting from global market drivers such as the growing variety of types and the reduction of CO2 emissions in the automotive industry, the trends toward autonomous driving and electric mobility, the increasing importance of sustainability and environmental protection as well as the demographic development.

The fields of action relate mainly to:

- Focusing the M.A.X. Group on identified growth areas, also through acquisitions.

- Expansion of its presence and local value creation in attractive foreign markets with the possibility of matching acquisitions.

- Development of further concrete offerings in the area of networked production ("Industry 4.0").

- Reducing volatility with respect to order intake, operational excellence in project execution and expansion of the service business.

- Increased use of existing synergies and increasing value creation within the Group.

M.A.X. Automation has made significant progress in transforming itself into a decentralized high-tech industrial Group over the past two years. The company has also completed its efforts to focus its portfolio on its core businesses by selling the operations of its environmental subsidiary altmayerBTD GmbH & Co. KG.

Annual General Meeting approves agenda items With a presence of 54.6 % of the share capital, the shareholders' meeting approved all of the items on the agenda with clear majorities. The AGM approved a year on year unchanged dividend of EUR 0.15 per share for financial year 2015, which corresponds to a total dividend payment of EUR 4.0 million.

In addition, the shareholders resolved to arrange for M.A.X. Automation shares to be converted from bearer into registered shares. This change will increase the transparency of the shareholder base and make it easier for the company to stay in contact with its shareholders. In addition, the shareholders also voted in favor of a change in the company's future name to "MAX Automation AG." This change is being made for simplicity reasons.

Daniel Fink, CEO of M.A.X. Automation AG: "M.A.X. Automation together with its Group companies has achieved a high level of innovation and is well positioned to significantly benefit from developments in the area of Industry 4.0, in the automotive industry and in climate protection. Sustained growth is thus ensured in attractive growth markets."

Contact: Frank Elsner / Frank Paschen Frank Elsner Kommunikation für Unternehmen GmbH Phone: +49 - 5404 - 91 92 0 Fax: +49 - 5404 - 91 92 29

About M.A.X. Automation AG M.A.X. Automation AG (Securities Identification Number: 658090) with its headquarters in Düsseldorf is an internationally active high-tech mechanical engineering Group and a leading full-service supplier of integrated and sophisticated system and component solutions. Its operational business is divided into two segments. In the Industrial Automation segment, the Group is considered to be a trendsetter in the development and manufacturing of integrated and proprietary solutions for use in manufacturing and assembly in the automotive industry, medical technology, packaging machines and the electronics industry due to its comprehensive technological know-how. In the Environmental Technology segment, M.A.X. Automation develops and installs innovative systems for use by the recycling, energy and raw materials industries. www.maxautomation.de

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Language: English Company: M.A.X. Automation AG Breite Straße 29-31 40213 Düsseldorf Germany Phone: +49 (0)211 90991-0 Fax: +49 (0)211 90991-11 E-mail: Investor.Relation@maxautomation.de Internet: www.maxautomation.de ISIN: DE0006580905 WKN: 658090 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of News DGAP News Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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