02.07.2007 – 18:46

voestalpine AG

euro adhoc: voestalpine AG
Mergers - Acquisitions - Takeovers
voestalpine confirms no increase of bid price for Böhler-Uddeholm

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C.E.O. Interviews

02.07.2007

voestalpine AG confirms its previously published statement that it 
will not increase the bid price for shares of Böhler-Uddeholm AG. In 
order to avoid any speculations voestalpine AG  furthermore confirms 
at the suggestion of the Takeover Commission, that it shall not only 
refrain from increasing the bid price until the end of the sell-out 
period on 6 September 2007, but also during the nine-month period 
within which an increased bid price would require additional payments
to be made to all Böhler-Uddeholm shareholders who have accepted the 
offer. In practice, this means that voestalpine AG confirms by means 
of a self-commitment declaration that there will be no bid price 
increase, at any rate not until 6 June 2008 which is the period of 
time that is relevant for an additional payment within the meaning of
the Takeover Act.

Further details as to the publication is available on 
www.voestalpine.com or please contact the Investor Relations Team of 
voestalpine AG under +43/50304/15-9949 for any further details.

end of announcement                               euro adhoc 02.07.2007 18:09:26

Further inquiry note:

DI Peter Fleischer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43/50304/15-9949
Fax: +43/50304/55-5581
mailto:peter.fleischer@voestalpine.com
http://www.voestalpine.com

Branche: Metal Goods & Engineering
ISIN: AT0000937503
WKN: 897200
Index: ATX, ATX Prime, WBI
Börsen: Wiener Börse AG / official market