SUZOHAPP WELCOMES THE NEW € 20 NOTE

SUZOHAPP is constantly committed in developing new products, solutions andservices with the main goal to guarantee high level of performance and safetystandards to the customers.

On 25 November the new € 20 note will enter into circulation in the Euro zone.SUZOHAPP is providing its customers with the necessary software and hardwaresolutions to easily update their machines and devices to be able to accept thenew € 20 note. This is one of the most used of the euro banknote denominations,thus making the equipment update even more important.

The Bill-to-Bill™ note recyclers and MFL™ bill validators, by design, are ready toaccept the new € 20 banknote and only require a simple software update.In addition, they have recently successfully passed the ECB test attaining 100%for their ability to accept authentic notes and reject counterfeits. An importantsuccess as, according to ECB, in the first half of 2015 454,000 counterfeit eurobanknotes were withdrawn from circulation. In particular the € 20 note continuesto be the most counterfeited banknote.“We are very proud of this brilliant result since it has confirmed, once again, themaximum reliability and security of our note validating and recyclingsolutions”, stated Marcel Oelen, SUZOHAPP EMEA Managing Director.“The Bill-to-Bill™ and MFL™ product lines have become industry standards and haveset the bar high, especially when it comes to their reliability, performance andcustomer satisfaction”, explains Sim Bielak, EVP & GM, Global Bill-toBill Product Line. “For Bill-to-Bill™ this was made possible thanks to the advancedsensor technology that improves valid bill recognition and protects againstcounterfeits. The validated bills are distributed between three recycling cassettesand one lockable-removable drop cassette.

On the other hand, MFL™ provides highsecurity due to unique patented multi-sensor technology with self-calibrationsystem. Its aligning mechanism straightens the misaligned banknotes to preventjams and assure a high acceptance rate (98% or higher)” .For additional information or inquiries about the updates, please contact theSUZOHAPP local sales offices.

SUZOHAPPSUZOHAPP provides highly engineered component solutions for interactive selfservicehardware to the global amusement, gaming, industrial, transportation andvending markets by serving both equipment operators and original equipmentmanufacturers. SUZOHAPP’s solutions include control devices and systems,currency handling equipment, display solutions, environmental products, machineoperation components and payment systems.With approximately 1,100 globalemployees in 19 countries serving more than 25,000 customers worldwide,SUZOHAPP has manufacturing, engineering, distribution and service facilities in 19countries globally. More information is available at www.suzohapp.com.SUZOHAPP is owned by affiliates of ACON Investments, L.L.C., a Washington, D.C.-based private equity investment firm that has managed over $3.5 billion of capital.For more information, visit www.aconinvestments.comPress