EANS-Adhoc: Klöckner & Co SE: French Court of Appeal reduces fine imposed by anti-trust authority from EUR169 to EUR23.5 million

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro
adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely
responsible for the content of this announcement.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

21.01.2010

Duisburg, January 21, 2010 - The French court of appeal (Cour d'Appel
de Paris) announced yesterday evening that it significantly reduces
the fines imposed by the French anti-trust authority on KDI SAS (a
subsidiary of Klöckner & Co SE) and other steel distributors in
France.

The fine imposed on KDI SAS in 2008 of EUR169 million has been
reduced to EUR23.5 million, of which EUR17.5 million have already
been paid. The decision is not yet final and binding, as it can still
be appealed to the Cour de Cassation.

The companies were accused of taking part in anti-competitive
price-fixings from 1999 to 2004.

The reduction of the fine improves the 2009 group results of Klöckner
& Co SE by a total of EUR79 million. The limited effect is due to a
compensation claim of Klöckner & Co SE totalling EUR70 million
against the previous owners of the Klöckner & Co group resulting from
the acquisition of the group in 2005 which is now only used to a
small extent.

Issuer: Klöckner & Co SE, Am Silberpalais 1, D-47057 Duisburg ISIN:
DE000KC01000; WKN: KCO0100, Common Code: 025808576. Listed:
Regulierter Markt / Prime Standard; Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse
Further information can be obtained on the webpage of Klöckner & Co:
www.kloeckner.de

end of announcement euro adhoc
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ots Originaltext: Klöckner & Co SE
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Further inquiry note:

Dr. Thilo Theilen - Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

Phone: +49-(0)203-307-2050

E-Mail: thilo.theilen@kloeckner.de

Claudia Uhlendorf - Spokesperson

Phone: +49-(0)203-307-2289

E-mail: claudia.uhlendorf@kloeckner.de

Branche: Metal Goods & Engineering
ISIN: DE000KC01000
WKN: KC0100
Index: CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade