euro adhoc: voestalpine AG / Mergers - Acquisitions - Takeovers / voestalpine publishes takeover offer for BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG on April 26, 2007

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C.E.O. Interviews

25.04.2007

On April 16, 2007, voestalpine AG filed a voluntary public takeover
bid to all shareholders of Böhler-Uddeholm AG with the Austrian
Takeover Commission and made the foregoing public on the same day.

At voestalpine AG’s request, the 1st Senate of the Takeover
Commission, after a review of the takeover bid, has shortened the
time period for publication of the takeover bid. voestalpine AG will
therefore publish the takeover bid tomorrow, 26 April 2007. The
acceptance period runs for 19 Austrian trading days or 20 full US
business days. The acceptance period ends on 24 May 2007, 5:30 pm
CEST.

The takeover bid can be accepted in any event in the Republic of
Austria or in the United States of America.

As announced previously the offer price amounts to EUR 69.00 per
share of Böhler-Uddeholm AG ex dividend 2006. The takeover bid is
subject to the condition precedent of reaching a holding of more than
50% of BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG’s voting stock and the obtaining of the
relevant merger control approvals.

This communication does not constitute a public offer for the
acquisition of shares in or other securities issued by
BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG. A public offer is made only and solely through
publication of the takeover bid. Its acceptance can occur only in
accordance with the terms of the takeover bid which will be published
on 26 April 2007. The latter is available among other in the
exclusively binding German version and in a non-binding English
translation on voestalpine AG’s website www.voestalpine.com from 26
April 2007 onwards.

Further information is available on our website www.voestalpine.com
or contact our Investor Relations Team +43/50304/15-9949.

end of announcement euro adhoc 25.04.2007 15:16:53
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ots Originaltext: voestalpine AG
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

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
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