SAES Getters S.P.A.
Ticker: SAESY Viale Italia, 77 20020 Lainate
Exchange: NASDAQ-National Market Milan, Foreign
Industry: Manufacturing

Type of Shares:American Depositary Receipts Filing Date:5/2/96
U.S. Shares:3,100,000 Offer Date:5/22/96
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Price:$17.00
Primary Shares:3,100,000 Offer Price:$17.00
Secondary Shares:0 Gross Spread:$0.89
Offering Amount: $52,700,000 Selling:$0.53
Expenses:$1,515,000 Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After:8,964,420

ManagerTierPhone
Lehman Brothers IncorporatedLead Manager (212) 640-6129
Robertson, Stephens & CompanyCo-manager (415) 989-8500
Schroder Wertheim & Company, IncorporatedCo-manager (212) 492-6900

Auditor: Arthur Andersen
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/95 12/31/95
Revenue:$108.91Assets:$135.19
Net Income:$18.63Liabilities:$58.39
EPS:$0.95Equity:$76.80

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
SAES Getters S.p.A. is the world leader in getter technology used to create and maintain vacuum and purified gas environments. High vacuum and purified gas environments are required in the production of a wide range of products in several high to medium technology industries, such as traditional electronics, semiconductors, lighting, aerospace and appliances. The Group has developed long-term relationships with several major customers in these industries, including, in alphabetical order, General Electric, Hitachi, Hyundai, IBM, INtel, LG Electronics, Matsushita Electronics, Mitsubishi Electric, Motorola, Osram, Philips, Samsung, Sony, Texas Instruments, Thomson and Toshiba. The Group's primary product, the "getter", is used to maintain or create a vacuum. A getter is a device composed of a metal alloy which exhibits a chemical affinity for specific gases and which, when introduced into an evacuated device, will absorb the targeted gaseous molecules present, creating and maintaining and appropriate vacuum or a highly purified gas.

Use of Proceeds
Proceeds from the offering will be used to strengthen the Group's international sales and marketing and manufacturing activities in both existing and new, but related product lines and markets and intends to make certain capital investments and is considering acquisitions, joint ventures or other investments to accomplish these objectives.

Last updated: 10/28/96

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