Munich, October 2005

After announcing this move in advance we now wish to confirm that our company has changed its name to KMPT AG. You will continue to receive from us innovative and effective solutions for solids-liquid separation. Our guarantee for this is the program of Krauss-Maffei centrifuges, filters, dryers and systems. Your accustomed contact partners remain at your service. Addresses, phone and fax numbers are unaffected by the change. Our CEO Rüdiger Vieten is available under (+49 89 88 99 2990) and will be pleased to answer any further questions about our change of name or our extended product range. You will find more details on the internet under www.kmpt.com or you can order our current business report. You can depend on us – now and in the future. Yours faithfully Management of KMPT AG Rüdiger Vieten Heinz Krühn