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Controlling specialist acquired for INDUS investment

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Controlling specialist acquired for INDUS investment

12.01.2016 / 09:20
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Controlling specialist acquired for INDUS investment

- Developer of control software adds strength to portfolio company BUDDE
- oekom sustainability agency certifies INDUS as "prime"

Bergisch Gladbach, 12 January 2016 - BUDDE, an INDUS investment since early
2013, took over 100% of COMPUTEC AG at the beginning of the year.
Established in 1952, the BUDDE Group is a leading supplier of conveyor
systems for bulk and general materials such as parcels, pallets, crates,
semifinished products as well as grainy materials such as sand, coal and
grain. The company supplies mechanical and fully automatic transport
systems. 80 % of its customers operate in the courier, express delivery and
parcel services industry; other customers come from the drinks and
automotive industries. BUDDE contributed some EUR 50 million to INDUS
Group's sales revenues in 2014.

COMPUTEC AG was established in Murrhardt near Stuttgart in 1984, currently
employs 16 people and generated a total output of EUR 3.2 million in 2014.
The process engineering specialist covers a wide range, from electronics to
the programming of the control software of (conveyor) systems. The software
is already used by some of the parcel distribution centres designed by the
BUDDE Group.


INDUS holding obtains first rating from sustainability agency oekom
research

At the end of 2015, INDUS was for the first time rated by oekom research
AG, a rating agency operating in the sustainable investment segment. INDUS
obtained a rating of C+ on a 12-step scale from A+ to D-. All companies
rated C or higher are also awarded "prime" status. Moreover, INDUS achieved
a top ranking in the international peer group (Financials/Multi-Sector
Holdings). oekom research uses over 100 industry-specific selected criteria
to rate a company's environmental performance.

"As a long-term investor, we promote and support the development of
promising medium-sized enterprises and assist our investments in their
strategic development. We do this by providing capital but also our
experience, our knowledge and our network. We attach special importance to
sustainable development. We are therefore particularly pleased that we are
awarded with our first sustainability rating. In future, we will go even
one step further and explicitly anchor ESG criteria (Environment, Social,
Governance) in our corporate strategy," says Jürgen Abromeit, CEO of INDUS
Holding AG. "After all, we are convinced that companies with high ESG
standards are managed more effectively, are exposed to lower business risks
and ultimately create greater value." Going forward, INDUS plans to
establish its own sustainability reporting system.


Contact:
Regina Wolter
Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Phone [phone]
E-Mail [e-mail]


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Language: English
Company: INDUS Holding AG
Kölner Straße 32
51429 Bergisch Gladbach
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.indus.de
ISIN: DE0006200108
WKN: 620010
Listed: Regulated Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hamburg,
Munich, Stuttgart


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