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Eckert & Ziegler: Stock Buy Back Programme Approved

Berlin, 29.5.2009 - On the basis of the authorisation granted by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 20, 2009, the Board of Directors of Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG (ISIN DE0005659700) today approved a programme to buy back shares via the stock exchange. The buy-back is initially limited in time until August 31, 2009.

Under the current legal situation the company could own up to 10% of the common stock, which amounts to 387,863 shares. Eckert & Ziegler currently owns 105,585 shares in itself, giving it the capacity to purchase a maximum of 282,278 additional shares. The price per share paid by the company must not fall below 25% or above 10% of the average closing price of the company's shares on XETRA for the five trading days prior to the day of purchase. The company will use its shares in accordance with the conditions laid down in 7.2) in the agenda of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 20, 2009.

The buy-back will be executed by a German credit institution which makes its decisions regarding the timing and volume of the purchases independently of and uninfluenced by Eckert & Ziegler AG. The company will provide regular information about the progress of the buy-back on its website www.ezag.com.

The Board of Directors