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Business combinations<br />

The following companies were acquired in the financial year, broken down by business<br />

group:<br />

Type of acquisition<br />

Share<br />

acquired (%)<br />

Date of<br />

acquisition<br />

Preliminary<br />

financial<br />

commitment<br />

in € million*<br />

<strong>Heraeus</strong> Precious Metals<br />

Daychem Laboratories, Inc., USA Asset deal – Jan. 31, 2012 16.5<br />

<strong>Heraeus</strong> Dental<br />

Biomain AB, Sweden Share deal 100.0 Mar. 01, 2012 24.2<br />

<strong>Heraeus</strong> Electro-Nite<br />

Midwest Instrument Company, USA<br />

* Fair value of the entire consideration transferred.<br />

Asset/<br />

Share deal – / 100.0<br />

On January 31, 2012, the precious metals business group acquired the special chemicals<br />

company Daychem Laboratories, Inc., USA. The acquisition expands <strong>Heraeus</strong>’s product<br />

portfolio in the field of organic special chemicals for the semiconductor and display industries.<br />

The acquisition price for the Daychem Laboratories Inc. business acquired includes<br />

a purchase price component of € 3.8 million, the total amount for which depends on the<br />

development of economic key figures over the next nine years.<br />

The dental products business group acquired Biomain AB, Sweden on March 1, 2012.<br />

Biomain AB is the Scandinavian market leader in the field of custom CAD/CAM-produced<br />

implant prosthetics. The share deal will strengthen market presence in Northern Europe<br />

and expand the patent and product portfolio in digital implant prosthetics.<br />

On September 7, 2012 (USA, Mexico, Canada) or rather December 12, 2012 (China), the<br />

sensors business group took over Midwest Instrument Company of Hartland, Wisconsin<br />

(USA). The takeover of the company will expand the product portfolio in the area of<br />

measuring, monitoring, and controlling metal smelting processes. During the acquisition<br />

Sep. 07, 2012/<br />

Dez. 12, 2012 33.4<br />

74.1<br />

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