On 13 May 2013, Meyer Burger Technology AG, a leading global technology group specializing in innovative systems and processes based on semiconductor technologies, completed a capital increase by way of a rights offering to its shareholders in the amount of approximately CHF 152 million. The net proceeds of the rights offering will, inter alia, be used to strengthen Meyer Burger Technology AG’s balance sheet and secure its financing needs in the near to mid-term and to increase the group’s financial flexibility and to further invest in research and development of photovoltaic systems.