EDI Press Release

ANDREAS SANNERT, GENERAL MANAGER OF EDI GmbH, DIES AT AGE 40

REICHSHOF-WEHNRATH, GERMANY, February 15, 2007: Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC (EDI) and EDI GmbH announce with sadness the death of Andreas Sannert, the general manager of EDI GmbH and a valued member of the EDI team.

Mr. Sannert died February 3 in an accident at his home when a tractor he was driving overturned. He was 40 years old. He is survived by his wife, Christine, and three children.

“Andreas was widely known by users of flat die systems in Germany and throughout Europe, and he was respected for his technical expertise and understanding of customer needs,” said Timothy C. Callahan, EDI president and CEO. “For all of us at EDI, his untimely death means the loss of a skilled manager, gifted colleague, and valued friend.”

Andreas Sannert entered the toolmaking industry in 1983 and began his association with EDI in 1992, when he joined Extrusion Dies Service, the company that at the time represented EDI in German-speaking countries. When EDI established EDI GmbH as a subsidiary in 2003, it appointed Mr. Sannert general manager. The business of EDI GmbH grew substantially under his leadership, and today the company oversees most of EDI’s business in Central and Eastern Europe.