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Press release

Konica Minolta confirms major investment and presence at Ipex 2014

Ipex 2014 aligns perfectly with Konica Minolta´s strategy to invest in the production printing industry, and to set new standards in a rapidly changing sector to enable customers businesses.

Langenhagen/Germany, May 28, 2013

Konica Minolta will have the largest footprint at Ipex 2014 (24th – 29th March 2014 at

London ExCeL, UK), with 1.200sqm floor space confirmed. This commitment is

further proof of the company’s vision to provide “an easy path to digital”, underlining

its status as the partner of choice to respond to the fast-changing printing

requirements.

“As ‘business enabler’ for the production printing industry, Konica Minolta provides

substantial value through its digital 1234 program to its customers. Ipex perfectly

aligns with our aim to continually invest in developing technical innovations and focus

on the future of our business, making it the key international event for Konica Minolta

in 2014,” says Olaf Lorenz, General Manager, International Marketing Division,

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe.

Konica Minolta´s stand will be located at the heart of Ipex 2014, next to Cross Media

2014, which will be co-located with Ipex 2014 at the ExCeL International Exhibition

Centre. This event will add a creative and unique angle to Ipex 2014 by attracting

brands, marketers, creatives, and printers on all off-line aspects of the marketing

campaign and the role of power of print. With its production printing division that

delivers best in class technology for colour and black & white print, various software

products that upgrade Konica Minolta systems into comprehensive workflow

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solutions, and its advanced offering of customer focused marketing services, Cross

Media at Ipex is an ideal addition for Konica Minolta.

Trevor Crawford, Event Director, Ipex 2014, comments: “We are delighted with

Konica Minolta’s support for Ipex 2014. The findings from the independent

international market study we commissioned in Q4 2012 highlight the industry’s need

for Ipex to move from being a general print event to a highly focused print & multi-

media experience promoting the essential role of print. This mirrors the future

direction of Konica Minolta’s offering, and we look forward to working closely with

them in the coming months to ensure they benefit from the added value we’ve put in

place to support our exhibitors.”

Konica Minolta will be capitalising on London as a key international business hub by

combining the opportunity to share visions for the industry and doing business at the

same time. The main focus of Konica Minolta´s offering at Ipex 2014 in London will

be to underline its goal to become the preferred supplier for printers looking to

implement digital to compliment offset, and promote how businesses can capitalise

on additional opportunities within the print and communications market.

“We are promoting ‘less human touch’ to the production printing print process to

avoid mistakes by implementing automated workflows as well as in-line-finishing

through intelligent solutions. Naturally, this is all focused on our upmost goal: to

contribute to revenue growth and profitability for our customers, and to cover the

needs of every production printer – from CRDs and commercial printers to industrial

printing businesses – with our diverse and tailored hardware and software portfolio”,

adds Lorenz.

Further details of Konica Minolta´s offering at Ipex 2014 will be announced in the

upcoming months.

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About Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH, based in Langenhagen, Germany,

is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Inc., Tokyo, Japan, forming part of its

Business Technologies business area. The company delivers services and

distributes systems and solutions that fulfil all the requirements of the entire

document life cycle for clients in the office and production printing area. Konica

Minolta´s Optimized Print Services (OPS) concept combines consultancy, hardware,

software implementation, and service operation in order to enhance business

process efficiency and cost effectiveness. Its product range extends from colour and

monochrome multifunctional and production printing systems, to laser printers and

all-in-ones, and to management software that integrates devices seamlessly into

work processes and IT environments. To support customers optimally with powerful

and sustainable solutions, technology leader Konica Minolta continuously invests in

research and development work and regularly sets new standards.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe is represented by subsidiaries and

distributors in more than 50 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

With over 30,600 employees around the world (as of June 2012), Konica Minolta’s

Business Technologies business area earned net sales of over EUR 5.4 billion in

financial year 2012/13.

For further information about the company, visit www.konicaminolta.eu.

Product images are available at www.konicaminolta-images.eu.

Terms and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.

Contact Konica Minolta

Silke Zühlke Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH Phone: +49 (0)511 7404-5604 silke.zuehlke@konicaminolta.eu