Belden Agrees to Acquire Lumberg Automation

百通同意收购隆堡自动化公司

With this acquisition Belden expands its position as a global industrial connectivity solutions provider for factory automation

通过本次收购，百通加强了其作为工厂自动化全球工业连接解决方案供应商的地位

ST. LOUIS, April 5，2007 -- Belden (NYSE: BDC), a world leader in the development of signal transmission solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Lumberg Automation Components GmbH and related entities for an undisclosed cash price. Lumberg is a leading supplier of industrial connectivity products for factory automation machinery with 2006 revenues of approximately $75 million. The company's product scope includes industrial connectors, high performance cord-sets and field bus communication components.

圣路易斯4月5日消息——信号传输解决方案的全球领导者百通（Belden）公司已经进入了最后的协议阶段，收购隆堡（Lumberg）自动化部件公司的资产和相关实体，收购的现金价格没有透露。隆堡是工厂自动化机械工业连接产品的领先供应商，2006年的营收大约为7千5百万美元。隆堡公司的产品范围包括工业连接器、高性能端子以及现场总线通信部件。

"Lumberg Automation has built an extremely strong brand over its 70-year history and has established itself as an innovator in industrial connectivity for factory automation," said John Stroup, President and Chief Executive Officer of Belden. "They have a strong market position with leading German equipment OEMs and provide both standard and customized solutions to meet the connectivity requirements of a wide range of industrial customers. We believe the addition of Lumberg Automation will complement the industrial connectivity portfolio of the recently acquired Hirschmann Automation and Control and reinforce Belden's leadership in the industrial market. With Belden's expanding global reach and this strong portfolio, we expect to accelerate our revenue growth in the industrial market."

百通公司总裁兼首席执行官 John Stroup表示：“隆堡自动化在其70多年历史里建立起了一个强大的品牌，而且确立了其作为工厂自动化领域工业连接产品的一个创新者地位。他们在德国领先的设备原始制造商中占有很高的市场地位，而且为众多工业领域的客户提供标准的和个性化的解决方案，以满足他们的连接需求。我们相信隆堡自动化的加入将补充到我们最近收购的赫斯曼自动化和控制公司的工业连接业务中，而且加强百通在工业市场的领导地位。通过百通在全球的扩张以及本次大投资，我们期望可以加快我们在工业市场的营收增长率。“

Lumberg Automation is headquartered in Schalksmuhle, Germany and has production facilities in Germany and the United States. The companies expect the transaction to close during the second quarter. Belden anticipates that the transaction will be accretive to 2007 earnings.

隆堡自动化总部位于德国的Schalksmuhle，在德国和美国设有生产工厂。两家公司希望在第二季度完成本次交易。百通希望本收购可以增加2007年的盈利。

With the recent acquisition of Hirschmann Automation and Control and now Lumberg Automation Components, Belden is well positioned as a market leader in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of industrial automation connectivity products worldwide.

通过最近对赫斯曼自动化和控制公司的收购以及本次对隆堡自动化部件公司的收购，百通在全球工业自动化连接产品的制造和营销领域大大加强了其市场领导者的地位。

About Belden
关于百通

Belden is a leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of signal transmission products for data networking and a wide range of specialty electronics markets including entertainment, industrial, security and aerospace applications.

百通是设计、生产和销售信号传输产品的领导者，产品主要应用与数据网络以及众多的专业电子市场，包括娱乐、工业、安全以及航空应用等。

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