paragon AG / Insolvency 07.10.2009 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subsidiaries of paragon AG apply for the start of insolvency procedures - paragon firstronic GmbH not affected for now Delbrück, 07.10.2009. On October 5, 2009 the board of paragon AG has submitted an application to the District Court of Paderborn to institute insolvency proceedings due to inability to pay. According to plan the subsidiaries paragon fidelio GmbH (Suhl), paragon facilio GmbH (Delbrück) and paragon finesse GmbH (Delbrück) have also applied for the start of insolvency procedures. Due to current negotiations the board of paragon AG is confident that the subsidiary paragon firstronic GmbH based in Suhl/Thuringia can be kept out of any insolvency procedures. paragon firstronic manufactures industrial electronics with a workforce of 73 employees. paragon AG is a direct supplier to the automotive industry and is listed on the Deutsche Börse Prime Standard index in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. The Company develops, manufactures, and markets innovative solutions in its Automotive (Sensors/Actuators and Cockpit Systems) and Electronic Solutions divisions. Its product portfolio includes the world's leading AQS air quality sensor by far as well as hands-free speaking equipment and instrumentation systems. In addition to its headquarters in Delbrück, North Rhine-Westphalia, paragon also operates locations in Suhl, Thuringia; St. Georgen, Baden-Württemberg; Nuremberg, Bavaria; and Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg. In fiscal 2007, the paragon Group generated sales totaling EUR108.9 million with a workforce of 594 employees. paragon AG Schwalbenweg 29 33129 Delbrück Phone: +49 (0) 52 50 - 97 62-0 Fax: +49 (0) 52 50 - 97 62-60 Internet: www.paragon-online.de E-mail: info@paragon-online.de Head of Corporate Communications Matthias Hack Phone: +49 (0) 52 50 - 97 62-141 Fax: +49 (0) 52 50 - 97 62-60 E-mail: matthias.hack@paragon-online.de Corporate Communications Marc Götte Phone: +49 (0) 52 50 - 97 62-161 Fax: +49 (0) 52 50 - 97 62-60 E-mail: marc.goette@paragon-online.de 07.10.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: paragon AG Schwalbenweg 29 33129 Delbrück Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)5250 97 62 - 0 Fax: +49 (0)5250 97 62 - 60 E-mail: investor@paragon-online.de Internet: www.paragon-online.de ISIN: DE0005558696 WKN: 555869 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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