Niederweningen, 13 April 2007

Shareholders attending the 23nd annual general meeting of Bucher Industries AG on 12 April 2007 approved all proposals submitted by the board of directors. A dividend of CHF 2.50 per registered share will be paid from 17 April 2007 net of 35% withholding tax.

Thomas W. Bechtler and Rolf Broglie were re-appointed to the board and Anita Hauser was elected as new member of the board for a three-year term.

Rudolf Hauser, chairman of the board, retired from his positions with Bucher Industries at the annual general meeting, having reached the age limit. He took over the operational responsibility for the Bucher Group in 1967 as delegate and deputy chairman of the board. Under his long-term strategy to increase shareholder value, the divisions successfully strengthened their product and market positions to become global leaders. Also under his direction, the company went public in 1986 with a listing on the Swiss Stock Exchange and launched single class registered shares in 2005. At the annual general meeting, Kurt E. Siegenthaler, his successor as chairman of the board, thanked him on behalf of the board of directors, group management, all employees and shareholders for his service to the group.

In 2007, Bucher Industries is celebrating its 200th anniversary commemorating its successful evolution from a blacksmith's shop to a global technology group with leading market positions in speciality areas of mechanical and vehicle engineering. The company's operations currently include specialized agricultural machinery, municipal vehicles, wine and fruit juice production plant, hydraulic components, and production equipment for the glass container industry. Bucher Industries' shares are traded on SWX Swiss Exchange (SWX: BUCN).

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