Meyer Burger – Excellent first half year 2011

Meyer Burger – Excellent first half year 2011

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today published that it has achieved strong results for the first half of 2011. The company recorded net sales of CHF 575 million in the six-month period ended 30 June 2011. It is therefore on track to meet the ambitious full year sales target of CHF 1,200 million. The EBITDA margin for the first half of 2011 was 26.9% and therefore reached the same high level as for the second half of 2010 (26.2%). Overall, the EBITDA margin for the first half of 2011 is above previous expectations however.

Further details on the financial statements for the first half of 2011 as well as the complete Half Year Report 2011 will be published on 1 September 2011. At that date, Meyer Burger Group will also publish an update on its guidance for the full year 2011.

Further information:

Werner Buchholz

Head of Corporate Communications

Tel +41 (0) 33 439 05 06

w.buchholz@meyerburger.ch

About Meyer Burger Technology Ltd

www.meyerburger.com

Meyer Burger is one of the world’s leading providers of innovative systems and production lines for photovoltaics in the solar industry, and for the semiconductor and optics industries. Highly efficient wafers made from silicon, sapphire or other crystals are required in these three markets to manufacture solar modules, switching circuits or high-performance LEDs. The group’s core competences encompass a broad range of machines, production processes and systems that are used for the production of high quality wafers, for the inspection and measurement of solar cells, for laminating, soldering and testing of solar modules and for building-integrated solar systems. Meyer Burger Group covers the most important technology steps in the value chain of photovoltaics with its products and solutions portfolio. The Group’s comprehensive range of products includes a worldwide service network with wear and tear parts, consumables, re-grooving services, process know-how, servicing, after-sales service, training and other services. As a globally active company, the Group is represented in Europe, Asia and North America in the respective key markets and has over 1,200 employees as of year-end 2010.

Meyer Burger has its headquarters and the production facility of MB Wafertec (Meyer Burger Ltd) in Switzerland, while the group companies, Meyer Burger Automation GmbH, Hennecke Systems GmbH and AMB Apparate + Maschinenbau GmbH have their headquarters and production facilities in Germany. Diamond Materials Tech, Inc. has its headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO, USA. The production facilities of 3S Modultec, 3S Photovoltaics and Pasan are also located in Switzerland, while Somont is located in Germany. Meyer Burger Group has also subsidiaries and own service centres in Germany, Norway, Spain, USA, China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and India. In other important markets, the company relies on selected independent agents. The registered shares of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd are listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (Ticker: MBTN).

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