Next strategic investment in the emerging IoT market:
FP acquires stake in smart data start-up Juconn

- USP in the IoT market: Juconn is an incubator and develops solutions that can be adapted to any business need

- Using synergies: With FP Gateways and the Juconn platform, FP will be able to offer end-to-end solutions for the IoT sector in the future

Berlin, 22 January 2019 - Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG (FP), the expert in secure mail business and secure digital communication processes and a pioneer in the development of IoT devices for ultra-secure data transmission, has acquired a 15% stake in Juconn GmbH and is thus crucially enhancing its range of services along the IoT value chain. Thanks to its fast growth and its strategy of being a solution provider and an incubator simultaneously, Juconn GmbH has an eight-figure valuation. The shares acquired stem from a capital increase against a cash contribution.

The investment is the logical next step in FP and Juconn's one-year-old cooperation in individual projects. FP has an option to increase its stake to 25% plus one share. In addition, the investment agreement gives FP the chairmanship of Juconn GmbH's Advisory Board.

Juconn develops individual IoT solutions for its business customers, enables them to analyse, evaluate and use various data thanks to its open platform architecture with blockchain technology and, with this provision of smart data, and helps them to enter the Industry 4.0 era. In addition, the Munich-based start-up gives innovative business founders access to its flexible cloud platform. In return, Juconn obtains shares in the young companies, thus continuously building up its network and acquiring extensive know-how from a diverse range of industries. This is one reason why the company already has such a broad range of customers in industries such as energy, logistics and agriculture.

FP technologies reach new markets with Juconn
In line with the ACT growth strategy, FP is using its traditional expertise in the franking sector to develop new digital products and business models and is striving for a strong position in the market for secure digital communication processes. The investment in Juconn will allow FP to offer comprehensive end-to-end solutions - from machines to the evaluation and use of smart data by the customer - from a single source in the future and to accelerate its growth in the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) market. For its part, Juconn is securing permanent access to the FP team's technical solutions expertise and to the flexible collection and ultra-secure transmission of data via FP Gateways. The cooperation is expected to further promote growth at Juconn and in the IoT business at FP.

Rüdiger Andreas Günther, CEO of the FP Group, has high hopes for the investment: "Our investment in the rapidly growing start-up is another milestone for our ACT strategy. We are using our core competencies to develop disruptive solutions for entirely new markets and customer groups. Together with Juconn and its network of innovative investments, we will significantly accelerate our growth in the emerging market of the Internet of Things." For 2020, FP has set itself the goal of revenue of around EUR30 million from the new, digital business models.

"With FP, we have gained a partner that gives us an extra edge in the market," adds Sven Dunker, CEO of Juconn. "We believe FP has the technologically leading gateways, which can read virtually every commercially available protocol and have unrivalled, scalable security in data transmission to the cloud - starting from a simple security level to the hardware security module with the highest security standards. Together, we are now in a position to offer our customers competitive end-to-end solutions from a single source. Customers can thus achieve considerable efficiency and cost advantages."

Interested parties can learn more about FP, Juconn and the Internet of Things at the IoT Convention, which is being held in March in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart together with Cisco, Vodafone and other partners: www.iotconvention.de

For press enquiries, please contact:
Dr Joachim Fleϊng, Head of Investor Relations
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Karl R. Thiel, VP of Corporate Communications
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Juconn press contact:
Sven Dunker
Tel.: +49 89 41 41 73 10
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About Francotyp-Postalia (FP)
The listed and globally operating FP Group with headquarters in Berlin, Germany, is an expert for secure mailing business and secure digital communication processes. As market leader in Germany and Austria, the FP Group offers products and services in the areas "Franking and Folding/Inserting", "Mail Services" and "Software" for the efficient processing of mail, consolidation of business mail, and digital solutions for companies and authorities. The Group achieved revenues of more than EUR 200 million in 2017. Francotyp-Postalia has subsidiaries based in ten different countries and is represented by its own trading network in an additional 40 countries. With a company history spanning 95 years, FP possesses a unique DNA in the areas of actuating elements, sensor systems, cryptography and connectivity. FP's global market share for franking systems is more than eleven percent.
You can find out more at www.fp-francotyp.com.

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