AvW holds more than 30 per cent in C-Quadrat

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Krumpendorf/Wörthersee (euro adhoc) - The Austrian investment group
AvW Gruppe AG has increased its investment in the Austrian fund
company C-Quadrat Investment AG to 30.5 per cent. A compulsory offer
is not required, since the two founders, Alexander Schütz and Thomas
Rieß, concluded a syndicate agreement through their private
foundations, and the AvW Group thus does not have a controlling
interest in C-Quadrat.

The current value of AvW´s package of shares comes to around EUR 56.5
million. "C-Quadrat is a very important strategic investment for us.
The company offers great potential for the future and will definitely
see exciting and prosperous times ahead," says Wolfgang Auer von
Welsbach, Chairman of the AvW Board of Management.

As of 26 May 2008, the C-Quadrat shares are not only listed on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange, but also on the Prime Market of the Vienna
Stock Exchange.

Further increases in the number of shares held are principally
possible for all of AvW´s investments. The investment capital
earmarked for this purpose amounts to a total of over EUR 100 million
for the current year. About Auer von Welsbach Group

AvW Group is an Austrian investment company focusing on small caps in
Austria, Germany, Asia and Australia. In the past year, around EUR
120 million were invested in the company´s equity holdings. AvW
already ranks among the largest, most profitable and fastest growing
investment companies in Austria. AvW participating certificates
(AVWIga.F, ISIN AT0000703269) of the AvW Group are listed on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange. More information about AvW is available on
the Internet at www.avw.eu

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Further inquiry note:

AvW Gruppe AG

Mag. Brigitte Burger

Tel.: +43 (0)4229/3621-24

mailto:b.burger@avw.eu

Branche: Economy, Business & Finance
ISIN: AT0000703269
WKN: 763759
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / free trade