Short-time working at Atlantic Zeiser

Zurich, February 25, 2009. Atlantic Zeiser, an Orell Füssli group company, will introduce short-time working for about 40% of the workforce at its plant in Emmingen (Germany) as from March 1, 2009. Atlantic Zeiser manufactures machinery and systems for the international security printing and cards industries. The cyclical investment goods businesses suffer from a severe decline in demand since last autumn.

Orell Füssli is an international industrial and trading group focusing on the core businesses of banknote & security printing, industrial systems used in the personalisation of security documents and branded products, and book retailing. The book publishing business has formed the traditional basis for the Zurich-based company since 1519. Orell Füssli generates sales of CHF 370 million with 1 100 employees at locations in 10 countries and is listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

Information
Sönke Bandixen, CEO Orell Füssli
Phone +41 44 466 7273
investor-relations@ofh.ch