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Lehnhoff Hartstahl Announces Successful

Company Succession with KOMATSU
Baden-Baden, November 9, 2015 The owner family Lehnhoff has
decided to sell all shares of the Lehnhoff group to KOMATSUs
European subsidiary. A corresponding agreement was signed on
November 6, 2015 resulting in KOMATSU being the new owner of
Lehnhoff Hartstahl GmbH & Co. KG, subject to the approvals of the
relevant merger control authorities.

This transaction is of great vantage for both companies:

Whilst Lehnhoff is able to directly benefit from KOMATSUs global presence
and its financial and technological strength, KOMATSU can expand its
product portfolio by Lehnhoffs innovative products.

To evaluate an early and best possible succession plan for the company
and its workforce was very important to my family and me. We are very
fortunate about this important decision with KOMATSU, with whom we have
been cooperating excellently for 30 years. We are convinced that Lehnhoff
Hartstahl will continue to grow from the location Baden-Baden and will
sustainably access the international markets," remarked Peter A. Lehnhoff,
current owner and CEO of Lehnhoff Hartstahl GmbH & Co. KG. "With this
strategic decision we see Lehnhoff Hartstahl best positioned for the future."

The brand Lehnhoff will remain an unaffected symbol for innovative products
in the field of construction equipment. Also with KOMATSU as a new owner,
Lehnhoff Hartstahl will stay a provider for all manufacturers.

The change of ownership will not have any impact on the approximately 180
employees of Lehnhoff Hartstahl.

Both companies will benefit from this merger by combining their expertise,
technology and extensive distribution networks.

About Lehnhoff Hartstahl

Lehnhoff Hartstahl is a leading manufacturer and supplier of construction
equipment. Founded in 1960, the family enterprise has approximately 180
employees and generates an annual turnover of 35 million euros.
The medium-sized company with headquarter in Baden-Baden (Germany) is
well-known particularly for its solid quickcouplers for hydraulic excavators.

About KOMATSU
KOMATSU is one of the world major manufacturers of construction and
mining equipment with subsidiaries all over the world. The Japanese
multinational with a net sales amount of more than 14 Billion euros employs
more than 47,000 people worldwide.

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In Europe KOMATSU has operations in Belgium, Germany, the United

Kingdom, Italy and Scandinavia. Its European regional headquarter is
located in Brussels.

Media contact:

Prof. Peter W. Huebner

HBNER - Unternehmenskommunikation
Westhafenplatz 1
D-60327 Frankfurt / Main
+49 - 69 - 24 24 66 00
+49 - 171 - 900 10 77
huebner@huebner-unternehmenskommunikation.de

Fr allgemeine Rckfragen stehen wir Ihnen gerne zur Verfgung. Lehnhoff Hartstahl GmbH & Co. KG
Wir freuen uns ber eine Verffentlichung. Rungsstrae 10 - 14
Bitte senden Sie nach Erscheinen ein Belegexemplar an: D-76534 Baden-Baden

wyynot GmbH, Werbeagentur, PR-Agentur, z. Hd. Karen Drflinger Tel.: +49 (0) 72 73 / 966-0
Rppurrer Str. 4, D-76137 Karlsruhe Fax: +49 (0) 72 73 / 966-109
Tel. +49 (0) 721 / 62 71 007-71, Fax +49 (0) 721 / 62 71 007-79 info@lehnhoff.de
doerflinger@wyynot.de, www.wyynot.de www.lehnhoff.de