ESSEN, Germany, March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: [ ELT ]) today announced it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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The annual report on Form 20-F can be accessed through the Investor Relations page of Elster's website at [ http://investors.elster.com ], and on the SEC's website at [ www.sec.gov ]. Interested parties may also request a complimentary paper copy of the Form 20-F filing by contacting Elster's investor relations department.

About Elster

Elster (NYSE: [ ELT ]) is one of the world's largest electricity, gas and water measurement and control providers. Its offerings include distribution monitoring and control, advanced smart metering, demand response, networking and software solutions, and numerous related communications and services - key components for enabling consumer choice, operational efficiency and conservation. Its products and solutions are widely used by utilities in the traditional and emerging Smart Grid markets.

Elster has one of the most extensive installed revenue measurement bases in the world, with more than 200 million metering devices deployed over the course of the last 10 years. It sells its products and services in more than 130 countries across electricity, gas, water and multi-utility applications for residential, commercial and industrial, and transmission and distribution applications. For more information about Elster, please visit [ www.elster.com ]

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This press release contains forward-looking statements. Elster may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 20-F and 6-K, in its offering prospectuses, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by Administrative Board members, managing directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Elster's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and include generally any information that relates to the timing and expected financial impact of Elster's "Operational Excellence" program, as well as expectations for revenue or earnings per ADS or other performance measures. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "thinks," "estimates," "seeks," "predicts," "views," "potential" and similar expressions. These statements are based on current plans, estimates, assumptions and projections. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Elster undertakes no obligation to publicly update any of them in light of new information or future events.

Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Elster cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, and therefore readers should not place undue reliance on them. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond Elster's control, including those described in the sections "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" of Elster's Annual Report on Form 20-F dated March 2, 2012 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: negative worldwide economic conditions; ongoing instability and volatility in the worldwide financial markets, including the effects on our utility customers and prospective customers, which may move more deliberately, delaying or postponing projects; Elster's ability to raise capital to refinance its indebtedness; growth expectations for Elster's industry; the extent of the revenues Elster derives from sales to the utility industry; the transition to more advanced technology in the industry, including increasing competition from industries Elster previously viewed as distinct from Elster's; Elster's ability to develop new products and technologies and the extent of the revenues Elster derives from Smart Grid technology; possible changes in current and proposed legislation, regulations and governmental policies, including with respect to radio frequency licensing and certification requirements; strategic actions, including acquisitions, joint ventures and dispositions; success in implementing Elster's recently announced "Operational Excellence" program; the fluctuations of Elster's operating results due to the effect of exchange rates; volatility in the prices for, and availability of, components, raw materials and energy used in Elster's businesses including as a result of disruptions to the supply chain resulting from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in early 2011 and the flooding in Thailand in fall 2011; Elster's ability to manage its outsourcing arrangements; or other factors.

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Elster Group SE Announces Form 20-F Filing

Elster Group SE Announces Form 20-F Filing