Press Release

09/04/2008

SAF-HOLLAND S.A. Places Shares from Capital Increase at a Price of EUR 7.50 per Share

Luxembourg, September 4, 2008 - SAF-HOLLAND S.A. (ISIN: LU0307018795 has successfully completed its capital increase. The new shares were placed at a price of EUR 7.50 each with qualified investors in Germany and other European countries. The Group will use the total of EUR 14 million in gross proceeds from the issuance to finance the acquisition of Georg Fischer Verkehrstechnik GmbH. In the course of the placement, 1,864,900 bearer shares with a nominal value of EUR 0.01 per share, amounting to a total of 9.9% of the subscribed share capital, were on offer.

The new shares are to be included in the existing pricing for SAF-HOLLAND S.A. shares on the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. They will be fully entitled to dividends for the 2008 fiscal year. The subscribed share capital of the Company has increased as a result of the capital increase by EUR 9.9% from EUR 188,373.75 to currently EUR 207.022,75.

Rudi Ludwig, CEO of SAF-HOLLAND group: “The successful capital increase confirms the investors’ confidence in our business model and our global positioning strategy. With our acquisition of Georg Fischer Verkehrstechnik GmbH we are now a supplier and partner of the international truck industry.

The capital increase serves the purpose of financing the announced acquisition of Georg Fischer Verkehrstechnik GmbH. This acquisition will further accelerate SAF-HOLLAND’s growth path and strengthen its position in the European market for fifth wheels. At the same time, the Group becomes a truly global supplier to the truck industry.”

Company Profile
With more than EUR 800 million in sales and approximately 3,000 employees, SAF-HOLLAND S.A. is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of premium product systems and components primarily for trailers as well as trucks, buses, and recreational vehicles. The product range encompasses axle and suspension systems, fifth wheels, couplers, kingpins, and landing legs. SAF-HOLLAND customers include the majority of large truck and trailer producers all over the world. The products are sold to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Original Equipment Suppliers (OESs) by means of a global service and distribution network and via aftermarket channels directly to the end users and service garages. SAF-HOLLAND has therefore established itself as one of the few manufacturers in its sector that is internationally positioned with an extensive product range and a broad service network. SAF-HOLLAND S.A. has been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since June 2007.

Contact
Barbara Zanzinger
Investor and Public Relations
Tel:+49 (0) 6095 301 617
Fax:+49 (0) 6095 301 102
barbara.zanzinger@safholland.de
www.safholland.com

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