EANS-Voting Rights: RHI AG / Publication of an Announcement after art. 93 BörseG with the objective of Europe-web publication

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Release according to article 93 BörseG with the aim of a Europe-wide
distribution

The Management Board of RHI AG announces that it received a letter on January
17, 2013 stating the following:

"In the name and on behalf of (i) FEWI Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and Dr.
Wilhelm Winterstein, (ii) Chestnut Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and Elisabeth
Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein and (iii) Silver Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and
Mr. Konstantin Alfred Winterstein, we announce in accordance with §§ 91, 92, 92a
BörseG that the following shares in voting rights in RHI AG (the "Company") have
been exceeded or fallen below:

1. FEWI Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH transferred 2,088,461 shares of the Company
to Chestnut Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and to Silver Beteiligungsgesellschaft
respectively on January 16, 2013. FEWI Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH is
controlled by Dr. Wilhelm Winterstein (§ 92 (4) BörseG). Elisabeth Princess of
Sayn-Wittgenstein holds a controlling interest in Chestnut
Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (§ 92 (4) BörseG), while Mr. Konstantin Alfred
Winterstein exercises control over Silver Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH in
accordance with § 92 (4) BörseG.

2. Simultaneously with the transfer described above, Elisabeth Princess of
Sayn-Wittgenstein made an agreement with Mr. Konstantin Alfred Winterstein on
January 16, 2013, which allows Elisabeth Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein and
Chestnut Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH to exercise the voting rights with regard
to 2,088,461 shares of the Company transferred to Silver
Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH in the future without being the owner (§ 92 (5)
BörseG).

3. FEWI Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (directly) and Dr. Wilhelm Winterstein (in
part indirectly and in part directly) now hold a total of 1,223,078 shares of
the Company (on the basis of a total of 39,819,039 shares of the Company, this
corresponds to a share in voting rights of approximately 3.07%). As a result of
the sale described above, FEWI Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and Dr. Wilhelm
Winterstein fell below the threshold of 5% in accordance with § 91 para. 1
BörseG.

Silver Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (directly) and Mr. Konstantin Alfred
Winterstein (indirectly) now hold 2,088,461 shares of the Company (share in
voting rights of approximately 5.24%). As a result of the acquisition described
above, Silver Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (directly) and Mr. Konstantin Alfred
Winterstein (indirectly via Chestnut Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH) exceeded the
threshold of 5% in accordance with § 91 para. 1 BörseG.

Chestnut Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (directly) and Elisabeth Princess of
Sayn-Wittgenstein (indirectly via Chestnut Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH) now
hold 2,088,461 shares of the Company. As a result of this acquisition and the
agreement with Mr. Konstantin Alfred Winterstein regarding the future exercise
of voting rights related to the shares owned by Silver Beteiligungsgesellschaft
mbH as described in paragraph 2, a total of 4,176,922 shares of the Company
(share in voting rights of approx. 10.49%) are attributable to Chestnut
Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and Elisabeth Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein;
Elisabeth Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein and Chestnut Beteiligungsgesellschaft
mbH have thus exceeded the threshold of 10% in accordance with § 91 para. 1
BörseG."

Therefore, the following investors hold a significant stake in RHI AG: MS
Private Foundation, Austria, with a share exceeding 25%, Chestnut
Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH with more than 5% and Silver
Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH with more than 5%. The voting rights of Chestnut
Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and Silver Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH are
exercised jointly. The joint share in voting rights of the two companies exceeds
10%.

Further inquiry note:
RHI AG
Investor Relations
Mag. Simon Kuchelbacher
Tel: +43-1-50213-6676
Email: simon.kuchelbacher@rhi-ag.com

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issuer: RHI AG
Wienerbergstrasse 9
A-1100 Wien
phone: +43 (0)50213-6123
FAX: +43 (0)50213-6130
mail: rhi@rhi-ag.com
WWW: http://www.rhi-ag.com
sector: Refractories
ISIN: AT0000676903
indexes: ATX Prime, ATX
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English