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TDK Germany GmbH: Notification pursuant to sec. 23 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpÜG

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TDK Germany GmbH, Düsseldorf

Notification pursuant to sec. 23 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpÜG

On 25 August 2008, TDK Germany GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany (the 'Bidder'),
published the offer document for its voluntary public takeover offer (the
'Offer') to the shareholders of EPCOS AG, Munich, Germany ('EPCOS'), to
acquire all their non-par value registered shares (ISIN DE0005128003) in
EPCOS (collectively the 'EPCOS Shares' and individually an 'EPCOS Share')
against payment of a cash consideration amounting to EUR 17.85 per EPCOS
Share. On 22 September 2008 the Bidder published an amendment to the Offer
pursuant to sec. 21 WpÜG. The offer and the document for the amendment of
the Offer have been made available on the internet at the website
http://www.tdk-germany-gmbh.com. The acceptance period for the Offer
expires on 7 October 2008, 24:00 h (local time at Frankfurt a.M., Federal
Republic of Germany), unless being extended pursuant to the provisions of
the WpÜG.

As of 19 September 2008, 18:00 h (local time at Frankfurt a.M., Federal
Republic of Germany) (the 'Reference Date'), the Bidder has received
declarations of acceptance for a total of 2,887,848 EPCOS Shares. Based on
the overall number of voting rights which are unchanged compared to the
last notification pursuant to sec. 23 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpÜG, this
corresponds to approximately 4.35% of the share capital and voting rights
in EPCOS. Moreover, the Bidder is entitled to demand the transfer of
6,449,000 EPCOS Shares, corresponding to 9.71% of the share capital and
voting rights in EPCOS. The Bidder is entitled to these EPCOS Shares
pursuant to sec. 31 para. 6  WpÜG.

The Bidder's parent company, TDK Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, a person acting
in concert with the Bidder within the meaning of sec. 2 para. 5 sentence 3
WpÜG, holds 14,935,000 EPCOS Shares, corresponding to 22.48% of the share
capital and voting rights in EPCOS on the aforementioned basis, on the
Reference Date. In addition, TDK Corporation is entitled to demand the
transfer of 980,000 EPCOS Shares, corresponding to approximately 1.48% of
the share capital and the voting rights in EPCOS. TDK Corporation is
entitled to these EPCOS Shares pursuant to sec. 31 para. 6 WpÜG.

TDK Hong Kong Co. Ltd., Kowloon, Hong Kong, a further person acting in
concert with the Bidder within the meaning of sec. 2 para. 5 sentence 3
WpÜG, holds 4,257,000 EPCOS Shares, corresponding to 6.41% of the share
capital and voting rights in EPCOS on the aforementioned basis, on the
Reference Date. These voting rights are attributed to TDK Corporation,
Tokyo, Japan, pursuant to sec. 30 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpÜG.

As of the Reference Date, the aggregate number of EPCOS Shares for which
the takeover offer has been accepted by the Reference Date plus the number
of EPCOS Shares held by or attributed to the Bidder or any person acting in
concert with it within the meaning of sec. 2 para. 5 sentence 3 WpÜG plus
the number of EPCOS Shares whose transfer can be demanded by the Bidder and
persons acting in concert as of the Rreference Date pursuant to sec. 31
para. 6 WpÜG amounts to 29,508,848, corresponding to approximately 44.42%
of the share capital and voting rights in EPCOS on the aforementioned
basis.

Düsseldorf, this 22 September 2008

TDK Germany GmbH
22.09.2008  Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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