NETTETAL, Germany, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — TKH Technologie Deutschland AG, 41334 Nettetal, Germany (“Offeror”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TKH Group NV (“TKH”), today announced the commencement of a public tender offer (the “Offer”) for all issued ordinary bearer shares of Augusta Technologie Aktiengesellschaft (“Augusta”) for 23.00 euros per share in cash. Augusta is a publicly traded company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and the Offer is being conducted in accordance with the applicable laws of the Federal Republic of Germany and certain applicable tender offer rules under U.S. federal securities laws.

The Offer is being made pursuant to a separate offer document, which contains the complete terms and conditions of the Offer, which Augusta shareholders are urged to read carefully before making any decision with respect to the Offer. The offer document is available free of charge in German and in a non-binding English translation at TKH’s website, www.tkhgroup.com.

Augusta shareholders in the United States are advised that the Offer is being made with respect to the securities of a German company solely listed in Germany and are urged to read the offer document, including important additional information for U.S. shareholders.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This press release is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. Any solicitation or offer will only be made through an offer document approved by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt fur Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin). The Offer is not being made in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities or other laws of such jurisdiction. Augusta shareholders and other interested parties are urged to read the offer document and any related documents when they become available because they will contain important information. Augusta shareholders will be able to obtain such documents (when available) free of charge in German and in a non-binding English translation at TKH’s website, www.tkhgroup.com. Copies of the offer document and the non-binding English translation will be available free of charge for Augusta shareholders at Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, ZCM-ECM Execution, Mainzer Landstrasse 153, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (orders by fax: +49 69 136-44598).

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may include statements which relate to anticipated future events (forward-looking statements) rather than actual present conditions or historical events. These statements generally include words such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to a variety of inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected. Many of these risks and uncertainties cannot be controlled by the Offeror or TKH.

Any forward-looking statements made in this press release are made by the Offeror or TKH as of the date of this press release. Further, the Offeror and TKH do not have any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this press release, even if the Offeror’s or TKH’s expectations or any related events, conditions or circumstances change.

SOURCE TKH Technologie Deutschland AG