The leader in engineered joining technology NORMA Group received LACP Gold Award for its annual report 2012

Maintal, Germany, 02-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — NORMA Group, an international market and technology leader for engineered joining technology, has received the gold award by the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) in the category „Other Industries“ for its annual report 2012.

The global competition is one of the biggest in the area of financial reporting. Overall, there were more than 6,000 submissions from more than 24 countries. The NORMA Group annual report outpaced strong international competitors by reaching 98 of 100 possible scores. The highest possible score has been reached in the categories report cover, letter to shareholders, report narrative and creativity as well as report financials and information accessibility.

“We are pleased about this first-class honouring,” says CFO Dr. Othmar Belker. “It is proof of our highquality capital market communications. We are particularly proud that we received the LACP Gold Award with only the second annual report since going public in 2011.”

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About NORMA Group
NORMA Group is an international market and technology leader in engineered joining technology. The company manufactures a wide range of innovative engineered joining technology solutions in three product categories (clamp, connect and fluid) and offers more than 30,000 high-quality products and
solutions to around 10,000 customers in 100 countries. NORMA Group joining products can be found in vehicles, ships, trains, aircraft, domestic appliances, engines and plumbing systems as well as in applications for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. NORMA Group generated sales of around EUR 605 million in 2012. With around 4,500 employees, NORMA Group operates a global network of 19 production facilities as well as numerous sales and distribution sites across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. NORMA Group has its headquarters in Maintal near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The company was formed in 2006 as a result of the merger between the German Rasmussen Group and the Swedish ABA Group. Since April 2011, NORMA Group is listed on the German stock exchange and included in the MDAX index since March 2013.