'Ad-hoc message pursuant to § 15 WpHG'

Mühlbauer has been awarded national ID card project

Roding, 15 December 2010 - The Mühlbauer Technology Group, leading global system partner for the complete technology and know-how transfer concerning the production of electronic ID documents, announces that it has been awarded for the gradual implementation and realization of a national ID card project with a total volume of approx. EUR 15 million.

As an independent manufacturer and advisor Mühlbauer is already involved in more than 300 ID projects and supports numerous governments and public authorities in implementing innovative ID documents assuring full responsibility. The Mühlbauer Technology Group is the only company worldwide that is able to provide its own complete solutions along every process step of an ID project from a single source: the portfolio ranges from data collection, the production of innovative ID documents such as ID cards and ePassports, through to fully automatic access control systems.

Contact and additional information: Investor Relations, Ramona Bemmerl, Tel.: +49 (0) 9461-952-1653, Fax: +49 (0) 9461-952-8520, investor-relations@muehlbauer.de, Mühlbauer Holding AG & Co. KGaA, Josef-Mühlbauer-Platz 1, 93426 Roding, Germany, www.muehlbauer.de.