Heerhugowaard, February 25th, 2011.

To whom it may concern,

We herewith are pleased to inform you that effectively February 18th last New Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd. based at Osaka, Japan, has purchased 65% of the shares of Bionics Instrument Europe B.V.

New Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd. was founded in 1960 and is listed at the JASDAQ stock exchange in Japan. They are very well known for the production of household and industrial gas alarm systems throughout Asia.