2. Appropriation of the net income for the 2008 financial year

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1 Invitation to the Annual General Meeting on 4 June 2009 LPKF Laser & Electronics Aktiengesellschaft ISIN DE Dear Shareholders, We invite you to attend this year s Annual General Meeting taking place on Thursday, 4 June 2009 at 10.00, at the Hannover Congress Centrum, Theodor-Heuss-Platz 1-3, Hannover. Agenda 1. Presentation of the accepted annual financial statements per 31 December 2008, together with the management report, the Supervisory Board report, the consolidated financial statements per 31 December 2008, the Group management report, and the explanatory report from the management discussing the information presented pursuant to Section 289 Para. 4 German Commercial Code, Section 315 Para. 4 German Commercial Code 2. Appropriation of the net income for the 2008 financial year The Supervisory Board and the Board of Managing Directors propose that the net income for the 2008 financial year for LPKF Laser & Electronics AG of Euro 941, be carried forward. 3. Granting discharge to the Board of Managing Directors for the 2008 financial year

2 The Board of Managing Directors and the Supervisory Board propose that the members of the Board of Managing Directors in the 2008 financial year be granted discharge for the 2008 financial year. 4. Granting discharge to the Supervisory Board for the 2008 financial year The Board of Managing Directors and the Supervisory Board propose that the members of the Supervisory Board in the 2008 financial year be granted discharge for the 2008 financial year. 5. Election of the Supervisory Board In accordance with Section 101 Para 1 German Stock Corporation Act, and Art. 11 Para. 1 of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Supervisory Board consists of three members to be elected by the shareholders. The term of the current Supervisory Board finishes at the end of the Annual General Meeting that votes on the discharge resolutions for the 2008 financial year. The current Supervisory Board comprises: a) Mr. Bernd Hildebrandt, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, businessman, domiciled in Wunstorf, b) Dr. Heino Büsching, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, lawyer/tax advisor, partner in CMS Hasche Sigle, Hamburg, domiciled in Lüneburg, c) Prof. Dr. Erich Barke, President of the Leibniz University, Hannover, domiciled in Hannover. Mr. Hildebrandt is a member of the Supervisory Board of LPKF Laser & Elektronika d.o.o., Slovenia. Dr. Heino Büsching is not a member of any other domestic or international supervisory board or similar supervisory committee. Prof. Dr. Erich Barke is the Supervisory Board Chairman of Innovationsgesellschaft Universität Hannover mbh and Produktionstechnisches Zentrum GmbH, as well as a member of the Supervisory Board of Esso Deutschland GmbH, ExxonMobil Central Europe Holding GmbH, Hannover Holding GmbH and Solvay GmbH, Hannover.

3 In so far as not resolved otherwise by the adoption of a resolution, the members of the Supervisory Board are appointed for a term lasting until the end of the Annual General Meeting which votes on the discharge for the fourth financial year after the start of the term of office. The financial year in which the term of office begins is not included in the calculation (Art. 11 Para. 2 of the Memorandum and Articles of Association). The German Corporate Governance Code stipulates that the members of supervisory boards be elected individually. The Supervisory Board therefore proposes that the members of the Supervisory Board be elected in separate elections. The Supervisory Board proposes the following persons for re-election to the Supervisory Board to serve until the end of the annual general meeting which votes on discharge for the 2013 financial year: a) Mr. Bernd Hildebrandt general meeting which votes on discharge for the 2013 financial year; b) Dr. Heino Büsching general meeting which votes on discharge for the 2013 financial year; c) Prof. Dr. Erich Barke general meeting which votes on discharge for the 2013 financial year. The annual general meeting is not bound to the proposed candidates. The candidates proposed above have announced that they will accept the vote if they are re-elected, and intend to elect Mr. Bernd Hildebrandt to the position of Supervisory Board Chairman. 6. Election of the auditor The Supervisory Board proposes that PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Hannover, be appointed as auditor of the annual financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for the 2009 financial year.

4 Participation at the Annual General Meeting Shareholders are only entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting and exercise their voting rights if they have registered in advance of the AGM. Confirmation must be presented demonstrating the entitlement to participate at the Annual General Meeting and to exercise voting rights. Verification in written form (Section 126 b BGB) issued by the depository institute detailing the share ownership is adequate for this purpose. This verification must relate to the beginning of the 21st day prior to the Annual General Meeting, i.e. by 14 May The registration and verification must be received by the Company at the address given below at least seven days prior to the Annual General Meeting, i.e. 28 May 2009: LPKF Laser & Electronics AG, c/o dwpbank für DZ BANK Wildunger Straße 14, Frankfurt, Fax: +49 (0) ; hv-eintrittskarten@dwpbank.de Shares and voting rights At the time the meeting was convened, the Company had issued 10,858,052 shares, each entitled to one vote. Transfer of voting rights The right to vote can also be exercised by proxy, for instance by a financial institution or an association of shareholders. The Company offers its shareholders the option of being represented by Company employees acting as proxies given specific voting instructions. The proxies with instructions to exercise the voting rights can be sent in writing to the address given below by way of the entry card for the Annual General Meeting, or by fax sent to the address or the fax number quoted below by Tuesday 2 June Details are contained on the entry card which the shareholders can apply for from their depository bank.

5 Documents available to shareholders From the announcement date of this call to convene a shareholders meeting, the following documents will be available for inspection by shareholders at our business premises at Osteriede 7, Garbsen, Germany: o The documents referred to in Agenda item 1 o The Supervisory Board s and the Board of Managing Directors proposal for the appropriation of the net income for the year These documents are available for inspection by our shareholders during normal business hours. Upon request, shareholders shall be immediately forwarded a free copy of the above mentioned documents. Such requests may be submitted to our Investor Relations department, attn: Mrs. Bettina Schäfer, either by telephone 05131/ , by fax 05131/ , or in writing by to b.schaefer@lpkf.de Counter motions and proposals for election candidates These contact details are also to be used for the submission of any counter motions and proposals for election candidates. We would also like to draw your attention to the fact that detailed information on the Group, and the counter motions and proposals for election candidates to be made public, and any comments by the management, are also available at Garbsen, April 2009 LPKF Laser & Electronics Aktiengesellschaft The Board of Managing Directors