Effective March 1, 2005, Sennheiser GmbH & Co. KG, located in Wedemark, Germany has taken over the Marketing and Development divisions of KLEIN + HUMMEL GmbH, located in Ostfildern, Germany, including all product rights and brand use. This move will be represented by a newly founded company, K+H Vertriebs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH.

During their 60-year history, KLEIN + HUMMEL has earned an excellent reputation for their studio monitors and other products within the electro-acoustic industry including installed sound. In the past, Sennheiser has been KLEIN + HUMMEL's key distribution partner.

With its existing core competencies, a worldwide distribution network and the newly gained K&H products, Sennheiser strengthens its position as a full-line supplier of electro-acoustic systems. Together with K+H's sister company Georg Neumann GmbH, Berlin, Sennheiser represents the upper echelon of acoustic systems.

Sennheiser has assigned Achim Gleissner, Director Future Concepts of Sennheiser, president of the new company. "The integration of K+H into the Sennheiser network positions us to be a full-line supplier in electroacoustics," comments Achim Gleissner. "It further supports our commitment to meet the growing and comprehensive needs of our global customers."

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As one of the world's leading manufacturers of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems, the Sennheiser Group with its headquarters in Wedemark near Hanover, Germany, had total sales of over €237 million in 2003. The export share is about 80%. Sennheiser has a total workforce of approx. 1,600 employees, of whom 60% are employed in Germany. Sennheiser is active worldwide and, in addition to other partnerships, has its own sales subsidiaries in France, the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, China, Singapore, Canada, Mexico and the USA.