EANS-News: Andritz AG ANDRITZ acquires just over another 5% of Schuler AG
shares
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Graz (euro adhoc) - Graz, June 1, 2012. International technology Group ANDRITZ
announces that it has acquired just over another 5% of the shares in Schuler AG
since disclosing its decision to submit a voluntary public takeover offer.
ANDRITZ thus holds over 15% of the shares in Schuler AG; together with its
previous acquisition of Schuler AG shares still subject to approval by the
anti-trust authorities, ANDRITZ now has access to more than 53.5% of the total
shares.
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For further information, please contact:
Oliver Pokorny
Group Treasury, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Phone: +43 (316) 6902 1332
oliver.pokorny@andritz.comwww.andritz.com
The ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology Group ANDRITZ is a globally leading supplier of plants,
equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry,
solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors, the steel
industry, and the production of animal feed and biomass pellets. In addition,
ANDRITZ offers technologies for certain other sectors including automation,
pumps, machinery for nonwovens and plastic films, steam boiler plants, biomass
boilers and gasification plants for energy generation, flue gas cleaning plants,
plants for the production of panelboard (MDF), thermal sludge utilization, and
torrefaction plants. The publicly listed ANDRITZ GROUP is headquartered in Graz,
Austria, and has a staff of more than 17,000 employees worldwide. ANDRITZ
operates over 180 production sites as well as service and sales companies all
around the world.
Further inquiry note:
Dr. Michael Buchbauer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 316 6902 2979
Fax: +43 316 6902 465
mailto:michael.buchbauer@andritz.com
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company: Andritz AG
Stattegger Straße 18
A-8045 Graz
phone: +43 (0)316 6902-0
FAX: +43 (0)316 6902-415
mail: welcome@andritz.com
WWW: www.andritz.com
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT0000730007
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