CHICAGO, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sauer-Danfoss Inc., listed on the NYSE and Frankfurt's prime standard exchange (NYSE: SHS; FSE: SAR), today announced that it is seeking approval from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange to delist its shares while maintaining its primary listing in New York. The company's analysis of its share trading volumes at the exchanges in New York and Germany has indicated that the large majority of its share trades are being handled at the New York Stock Exchange. Based on this analysis and the considerable higher expenses of maintaining a dual listing, Sauer-Danfoss has concluded that the costs of the German listing considerably outweigh the benefits of maintaining an additional point of access to the capital markets. These costs also pertain to the increasing amount of effort necessary to maintain compliance with the different requirements of US and German regulations. An application to delist will be presented to the Deutsche Borse AG shortly. Upon approval, final delisting is expected around the end of the calendar year 2005. The Company remains firmly committed to its European shareholders and will continue to hold meetings with investors in Frankfurt and London on an annual basis. European investors will continue to be supported by the Investor Relations contact in Neumunster, Germany. Sauer-Danfoss Inc. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of engineered hydraulic and electronic systems and components, for use primarily in applications of mobile equipment. Sauer-Danfoss, with approximately 8,500 employees worldwide and revenue of more than $1.5 billion, has sales, manufacturing, and engineering capabilities in Europe, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region. The Company's executive offices are located near Chicago in Lincolnshire, Illinois. More details online at http://www.sauer-danfoss.com/. DATASOURCE: Sauer-Danfoss Inc. CONTACT: Sauer-Danfoss Inc. - Investor Relations: Kenneth D. McCuskey, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, 2800 East 13th Street, Ames, Iowa, USA, 50010, +1-515-239-6364, Fax: +1-515-239-6443, , or John N. Langrick, Director of Finance Europe, Krokamp 35, D-24539 Neumunster, +49-4321-871-190, Fax: +49-4321-871-121, Web site: http://www.sauer-danfoss.com/

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