Basler AG / Key word(s): Share Buyback 21.04.2016 12:37 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ahrensburg, April 21, 2016 - The Management Board and the Supervisory Board of Basler AG have decided today to buy back additional own shares. On the basis of a solid liquidity as well as an effective resolution of the annual shareholders' meeting of June 4, 2014, the company wants to take advantage of the currently favorable share price in order to buy back additional non-par bearer shares via the stock market. The buyback will be carried out starting on April 25, 2016. In August 2015, the company sold non-par bearer shares to the capital market and currently holds 7.4 % (258,637 pieces) own shares. The general meeting of June 04, 2014, authorized the company to buy back own shares amounting to a total of up to 10 % of the share capital of the corporation existing at the time the resolution was adopted. The authorization is valid until June 03, 2019. The shares can be used for all purposes provided for in the authorization of the general meeting of June 04, 2014. When acquiring own shares via the stock exchange, the price paid per share (without considering incidental purchase costs) must not differ by more than 10 % from the share price of the company for shares with same conditions as determined on the trading day by the opening auction for XETRA trade on the Frankfurt/Main stock exchange. The buyback will be carried out through a credit institution that will decide upon the time of the individual buybacks independently of Basler AG according to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2003 of December 22, 2003. The credit institution is obliged to adhere to the trading conditions set out in article 5 of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2003. In particular, a maximum of 25 % will be bought of the average daily volume of shares traded on the stock exchange where the buyback is carried out. The average daily volume figure is based on the average daily volume traded in the 20 days preceding the date of purchase. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basler is a leading global manufacturer of digital cameras for industrial and retail applications, medical devices, and traffic systems. Product designs are driven by industry requirements and offer easy integration, compact size, excellent image quality, and a very strong price/performance ratio. Basler has more than 25 years of experience in vision technologies. The company employs 500 people at its headquarters in Ahrensburg, Germany, as well as in international subsidiaries and offices in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Basler AG, Hardy Mehl (CFO/COO), An der Strusbek 60 - 62, 22926 Ahrensburg, Tel. +49 (0)4102-463100, ir/baslerweb.com, www.baslerweb.com, ISIN DE 0005102008 21.04.2016 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Basler AG An der Strusbek 60-62 22926 Ahrensburg Germany Phone: 04102-463 0 Fax: 04102-463 109 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.baslerweb.com ISIN: DE0005102008 WKN: 510200 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------