Niederweningen, 29 February 2008

Bucher Industries AG reports in its first disclosure of purchase and sale positions.

At 1 December 2007, Bucher Industries AG and Bucher Beteiligungs-Stiftung, a direct subsidiary of Bucher Industries AG, held the following purchase and sale positions pursuant to Art. 10 par. 3 a. and b. SESTO-SFBC:

Purchase positions: 639 657 registered shares of Bucher Industries AG of CHF 0.20 each, representing 6.1% of the voting rights.

Sale positions: 187 350 call options on registered shares of Bucher Industries AG, representing 1.8% of the voting rights. The issuer of the options is Bucher Industries AG; the underlying security is one registered share of Bucher Industries AG; the exercise type is physical and the subscription ratio is 1:1. The call options are spread over a range of grant years:
2000: exercise price: CHF 52.40; term: 10 years;
number of options outstanding: 675.
2003: exercise price: CHF 34.60; term: 5 years;
number of options outstanding: 9 225.
2004: exercise price: CHF 46.80; term: 5 years;
number of options outstanding: 16 050.
2005: exercise price: CHF 108.00; term: 10 years;
number of options outstanding: 47 700.
2006: exercise price: CHF 116.00; term: 10 years;
number of options outstanding: 56 100.
2007: exercise price: CHF 221.00; term: 10 years;
number of options outstanding: 57 600.

Contact
Philip Mosimann, CEO
Roger Baillod, CFO
Phone +41 44 857 22 07

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 specialised agricultural machinery, municipal vehicles, wine and fruit juice production equipment, hydraulic components, and manufacturing equipment for the glass container industry. Bucher Industries' shares are traded on SWX Swiss Exchange (SWX: BUCN).