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19.05.2008

Share buy-back Binder+CO AG, ISIN Code AT000BINDER3:

SHARE BUY-BACK PROGRAMME from May 26, 2008 until September 26, 2010
Following the approval of a resolution by the 9th Annual General Meeting of
Binder+Co AG shareholders on March 26, 2008, the Management Board was authorised
for a period of 30 months, which will expire on September 26, 2010, to
repurchase company stock, whereby the number of shares bought shall not exceed
10% of share capital and the transaction value per purchased share be between
EUR 10.00 and EUR 20.00. This resolution was published on the Binder+Co website
on April 15, 2008.

On May 16, 2008, the Binder+Co AG Management Board decided to implement this
authorisation.

Information concerning the buy-back programme

Duration: May 26, 2008 until September 26, 2010 at the latest

Share category: ordinary shares

Planned volume: maximum of 375,000 ordinary shares, i.e. 10% of share capital

Purchase price: according to the AGM resolution, the purchase price per share
shall be between EUR 10.00 and EUR 20.00.

Type of purchase: stock exchange

Purpose of purchase:
Stock option programme - issue of the shares to the workforce, executive
management and members of the company´s Management Board.

The Stock Option Programm is scheduled to last five years. The following
distribution is planned:

Management Board: 28,000 shares
Segment managers: 37,000 shares
Unit managers: 73,000 shares
Other employees: 166,000 shares

The share buy-back programme has no effect on the Binder+Co AG stock exchange
trading authorisation.

In accordance with §§ 6 and 7 of the Publication Directive, changes and the
transactions completed within the scope of the buy-back programme will be
published via the Internet on the Binder+Co AG website under
http://www.binder-co.com

Further inquiry note:
Karl Grabner, member of the Management Board
Tel.: 03112/800-363

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emitter: Binder+Co Aktiengesellschaft
Grazerstraße 19-25
A-8200 Gleisdorf
phone: +43 3112 800-363
FAX: +43 3112 800-320
mail: karl.grabner@binder-co.at
WWW: www.binder-co.com
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT000BINDER3
indexes: mid market
stockmarkets: Regulated free trade: Wiener Börse AG
language: English

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