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                                              Contact:     Katharina Manok
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                    ROFIN ACQUIRES FILASER'S ASSETS
           INCLUDING ITS UNIQUE LASER CUTTING TECHNOLOGY

PLYMOUTH, Michigan/PORTLAND, Oregon, February 28, 2014 - ROFIN-SINAR
Technologies Inc. (ROFIN), one of the world's leading developers and
manufacturers of laser sources and laser-based solutions and FiLaser USA
LLC. (FiLaser), Portland, Oregon, specialists in developing and designing
singulation processes for brittle materials, announce that they have entered
into an Asset Purchase Agreement, under which ROFIN will acquire the assets
of FiLaser and subsidiaries. The transaction contains all intellectual
property including trademarks, know-how, patents and patent applications of
FiLaser. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions,
is expected to close in March 2014.

"We are proud that FiLaser selected ROFIN to market this technology. With
the signing of the Asset Purchase Agreement, we are able to upgrade and
complement our comprehensive ultra-short pulse laser offering with a
specialized unique technology for the cutting of brittle materials, like
glass and sapphire. The commercialization of this technology is an important
step for the industry in improving the cutting performance of these
materials and subsequently the wider use of laser technology," said Gunther
Braun, President and CEO of ROFIN. "We look forward to further developing
and applying this technology to a broader range of materials."

Jeffrey Albelo, CEO and Chairman of FiLaser, also commented on the
transaction: "ROFIN is an ideal technology commercialization vector,
bringing scale, experience and integration prowess to bear on the problems
of technology development and dissemination.  We believe the nexus of
FiLaser innovation and ROFIN expertise in systems and lasers to be a winning
combination. It enables optimal capture in the broadest market cross-section
and greatly improves the adoption profile.  We expect great things and we
are excited to have our technology become a part of the ROFIN technology
portfolio."

With over 35 years of experience, ROFIN-SINAR Technologies is a leading
developer, designer, and manufacturer of lasers and laser-based system
solutions for industrial material processing applications. The company
focuses on developing key innovative technologies and advanced production
methods for a wide variety of industrial applications based on a broad scope
of technologies. The product portfolio ranges from single laser-beam sources
to highly complex systems, covering all of the key laser technologies such
as CO2 lasers, fiber, solid-state and diode lasers, and the entire power
spectrum, from single-digit watts up to multi-kilowatts, as well as a
comprehensive spectrum of wavelengths or pulse durations and an extensive
range of laser components. ROFIN-SINAR Technologies has its operational
headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan, and Hamburg, Germany and maintains
production facilities in the US, Germany, UK, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland,


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Singapore, and China. ROFIN currently has more than 49,000 laser units
installed worldwide and serves more than 4,000 customers. The Company's
shares trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol RSTI and
are listed in Germany in the "Prime Standard" segment of the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange under ISIN US7750431022. ROFIN is part of the Standard & Poor's
SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index. Additional information is
available on ROFIN-SINAR's home page: www.rofin.com.

FiLaser has developed advanced laser process technology used for precision
cutting and drilling of brittle materials including glass, sapphire and
semiconductor substrates.  Its applications are found in the touch panel,
LCD, cell phone display, LED, and semiconductor markets. FiLaser's laser
cutting technology replaces current mechanical and laser methods of
machining with a technologically superior process that provides multiple
benefits to its customers. FiLaser's core competencies are in lasers, laser
design and laser applications development. FiLaser is headquartered in
Portland, Oregon. Additional information is available on the company's
website www.filaser.com.