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WEG announces acquisition of EQUISUL and moves
into the critical power market
PRODUCTS SUCHS AS BATTERY BANKS AND STABILIZERS COMPLEMENT THE
AUTOMATION PRODUCT LINE, ADVANCING IN THE INTEGRATED SYSTEMS OFFERING
STRATEGY
Jaraguá do Sul (SC) December 6, 2010 - WEG SA (Bovespa: WEGE3 / OTC: WEGZY)
announced today the signing of an agreement to acquire Equisul Indústria e Comércio Ltda., a
company specializing in developing and manufacturing uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
systems and products such as rectifiers, chargers, battery banks and inverters.
Equisul manufacturing plant is located in São José, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, employs
around 50 people and its 2010 operating revenues should reach approximately R$ 15 million.
The company was founded in 1995 and manufactured small and medium sized systems up until
2004, when it expanded its product line into large three-phase systems, with the addition of GPL
Eletroeletrônica S.A., a traditional player in this segment.
With the acquisition of Equisul, WEG increases its portfolio of products and complete solutions
for energy systems, incorporating solutions known as critical power. WEG Automation
Managing Director, Mr. Umberto Gobbato, said "the area of UPS has very wide application in
segments like information technology, financial and industrial critical process like, for example,
in oil and gas exploration platforms, on which a production interruption is potentially very costly.
With the increasing automation of industrial processes, the technological and commercial
synergies of the UPS area with our other businesses are increasingly important."
WEG has recently announced its third quarter of 2010 results, with 11% growth in gross
revenue over 2009, reaching R$ 1.42 billion. Net Income reached R $ 141.9 million during this
period.
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Forward-looking statements
Certain statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements
are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause such expectations
not to materialize or to be substantially different than expected. These risks include, among
other: changes in future demand for WEG products, changes in factors affecting the domestic
and international prices of products, changes in cost structure, changes in markets, changes in
prices charged by competitors, exchange rate fluctuations, changes in Brazilian political and
economic scenario, emerging markets and international.
About WEG - Founded in 1961, WEG operates mainly in the capital goods sector and is one of
the world's largest manufacturers of consumer electronics, focusing on five main lines: Engines,
Energy, Transmission & Distribution, Automation and inks. With over 21,000 employees, gross
revenue reached R $ 5,110 billion in 2009.
In Brazil, the group is headquartered and has its main manufacturing units in Jaraguá do Sul
(SC). Its other plants are distributed around Brazil in the states of Rio Grande do Sul (Gravataí),
Santa Catarina (Blumenau, Guaramirim, Itajaí and Joaçaba), São Paulo (São Paulo, São
Bernardo do Campo and Hortolândia), Amazonas (Manaus) and Espírito Santo (Linhares).
Abroad, the WEG has plants in Argentina, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa, China and India,
besides commercial and distribution facilities in the U.S., Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Germany,
Britain, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Australia, Japan, Singapore, India, Russia and
the United Arab Emirates.
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