SMARTRAC N.V.
OEP Technologie B.V. decides to initiate squeeze-out proceedings against minority shareholders in SMARTRAC N.V.

SMARTRAC N.V.  / Key word(s): Squeeze Out

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OEP Technologie B.V. decides to initiate squeeze-out proceedings against
minority shareholders in SMARTRAC N.V.

Amsterdam, July 20, 2012 - SMARTRAC N.V. today announced that the company's
majority shareholder OEP Technologie B.V. has decided to initiate
squeeze-out proceedings against all minority shareholders in SMARTRAC N.V.
to have their shares in SMARTRAC N.V. transferred to OEP Technologie B.V.
pursuant to article 2:92a of the Dutch Civil Code.

The Management Board of SMARTRAC N.V. has also been informed today that OEP
Technologie B.V. intends to request the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam
Court of Appeal to order the minority shareholders to transfer their shares
and to set the price of the shares to be transferred at EUR 11.00 per
share.

The Managing Directors of OEP Technologie B.V. furthermore informed
SMARTRAC N.V. that an excerpt from the bailiff's notification (exploot) in
relation to the squeeze-out will be published in the national daily
newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad as soon as possible.

OEP Technologie B.V. currently holds 19.287.868 shares in SMARTRAC N.V.
representing 97.2 percent of the shares and voting rights in SMARTRAC N.V.,
the free float amounts to 2.8 percent.

About SMARTRAC:
SMARTRAC is the leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of RFID and
NFC transponders and inlays. The company produces ready-made and customized
transponders and inlays used in access control, animal identification,
automated fare collection, border control, RFID-based car immobilizers,
electronic product identification, industry, libraries and media
management, laundry, logistics, mobile & smart media, public transport,
retail, and many more.

SMARTRAC was founded in 2000, went public in July 2006, and trades as a
stock corporation under Dutch law with its registered headquarters in
Amsterdam. The company currently employs about 4,000 employees and
maintains a global research and development, production, and sales network.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Tanja Moehler
Head of Corporate Communications & Marketing
SMARTRAC N.V.
Phone: +31 20 30 50 157
Email: tanja.moehler@smartrac-group.com 
Internet: www.smartrac-group.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/SMARTRAC_NV

Forward-looking statements:
To the extent that this press release contains forward-looking statements,
such statements are based on assumptions, planning and forecasts at the
time of publication of this press release. Forward-looking statements
always involve uncertainties. Business and economic risks and developments,
the conduct of competitors, political decisions and other factors may cause
the actual results to be materially different from the assumptions,
planning and forecasts at the time of publication of this press release.
Therefore, SMARTRAC N.V. does not assume any responsibility relating to
forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Furthermore,
SMARTRAC N.V. does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking
statements contained in this press release.


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Language:     English
Company:      SMARTRAC N.V.
              Strawinskylaan 851
              1077 XX  Amsterdam
              Netherlands
Phone:        +31 20 30 50 157
Fax:          +31 20 30 50 155
E-mail:       investor.relations@smartrac-group.com
Internet:     www.smartrac-group.com
ISIN:         NL0000186633
WKN:          A0JEHN 
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
 
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