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ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro
adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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08.02.2012

Hamm, February 8, 2012 - SMT Scharf AG (German Securities Code [WKN]
575198, ISIN DE0005751986) announces a change in its Managing Board.

Dr. Friedrich Trautwein, Chief Executive Officer of SMT Scharf AG,
has today announced that he intends to resign from the position as
Chief Executive Officer of SMT Scharf AG with effect as of the end of
March 2012, in order to turn to new tasks. As a result Mr. Christian
Dreyer will resign from his present post as member of the Supervisory
Board of SMT Scharf AG on short notice, in order to be subsequently
at disposal for a change to the post of Chief Executive Officer of
the company, after the Supervisory Board has been reconstituted. The
Supervisory Board of SMT Scharf AG thanks Dr. Trautwein for his
excellent work in the past six years.

Issued by: SMT Scharf AG Römerstr. 104 59075 Hamm Tel.:
+49(0)2381-960212 Fax: +49(0)2381-960311 Sector: Mechanical
engineering ISIN: DE0005751986 German Securities Identification
Number (WKN): 575198 Stock exchanges: Regulated Market/Prime
Standard: Frankfurt, Regulated Unofficial Market: Berlin-Bremen,
Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart

Further inquiry note:
Investor Relations
cometis AG
Henryk Deter / Patrick Ortner
Tel: +49(0)611 - 205855-16
Fax: +49(0)611 - 205855-66
e-mail: ortner@cometis.de

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issuer: SMT Scharf AG
Römerstr. 104
D-59075 Hamm
phone: +49(0)2381-960212
FAX: +49(0)2381-960311
mail: ir@smtscharf.com
WWW: http://www.smtscharf.com
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0005751986
indexes: CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart,
regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English

Quelle: OTS