Danfoss, Sauer-Danfoos Announce Merger, Danfoss to Buy Rest of Shares at $58.50/Share in Cash

 Danfoss A/S ("Danfoss") and Sauer-Danfoss Inc.

today jointly announced a definitive merger agreement for Danfoss to acquire the 24.4% of Sauer-Danfoss common shares not already owned by Danfoss and its affiliates for $58.50 per share in cash.  The $58.50 per share price represents a 48.6% premium to the closing price of Sauer-Danfoss shares on November 27, 2012, the day prior to the announcement of the Danfoss proposal, a 19.4% increase from the $49.00 per share proposal made by Danfoss on November 28, 2012 and a 5.3% premium to the highest trading price of Sauer-Danfoss shares for the 52-week period prior to the announcement of the Danfoss proposal.  In addition, the Board of Sauer-Danfoss has declared a dividend for the first quarter of 2013 in which stockholders of record as of March 15, 2013 will receive a cash dividend of $0.35 per share payable on March 29, 2013.