Addtech acquires the Necks Electric-group

Addtech Energy, a business area in the Addtech Group, has today signed an agreement to acquire all shares outstanding in Necks Electric Holding AB.

The Necks Electric-group is a supplier of complete systems for power transmission lines. The Necks Electric-group offers the electrical distribution market customized deliveries consisting of cost-efficient own produced products and traded products. The Necks Electric-group has subsidiaries in Sweden and Poland and also smaller operations in Norway and Finland.

The Necks Electric-group complements Addtech's operations in the business unit Energy Supply. The Necks Electric-group has 175 employees and sales of around SEK 220 million.

The closing is estimated to take place in the beginning of November 2012 approval is obtained from the appropriate authorities. The acquisition is estimated to have a marginally positive effect on Addtech's earnings per share during the current financial year.

Stockholm, August 31, 2012

Addtech AB (publ)

For further information, contact
Johan Sjö, President, Addtech AB, +46 8 470 49 00
Åke Darfeldt, Business area manager, Addtech Energy, +46 708 870 515