EANS-News: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG / AGRANA intends to acquire Urziceni and Liesti sugar refinery plants from Lemarco S.A.

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Wien (euro adhoc) - Vienna, 5 February 2014

AGRANA Zucker GmbH has reached agreement with the Romanian sugar
producer Lemarco S.A. to acquire the latter's plants in Urziceni and
Liesti. "AGRANA's intention here is not only to increase its sugar
beet production but also its sugar refining activities and,
therefore, to consolidate its presence in the South-East European
market," explains AGRANA CEO, Johann Marihart. The agreement is
subject to the approval of the competent anti-trust authorities.

The Urziceni site is located around 60km north-east of Bucharest and,
being at a major road and rail network intersection, is well
connected to the port of Constanta on the Black Sea, which is
important for the supply of commodities. With a volume of more than
500,000 tonnes of sugar, the Romanian sugar market is supplied to an
extent of only 20% with sugar from sugar beet; the remaining 80% is
with sugar made from the refining of raw sugar cane. AGRANA is
already present in the Romanian market through two sugar refineries
in Buzau and Roman. It markets a wide range of sugar products under
the brands Margaritar Zahar and Coronita.

About AGRANA AGRANA is the foremost sugar company in Central and
Eastern Europe. It is a leading supplier of specialised starch-based
products in Europe as well as a major producer of bioethanol in
Austria and Hungary. In the Fruit division, AGRANA is the top global
producer of fruit preparations for the dairy industry and one of the
leading producers of fruit juice concentrates in Europe. With around
8,500 personnel based at 55 production sites in 26 countries, AGRANA
generates global revenues of around EUR 3 billion.

This press release is available in German and English at
www.agrana.com.

Further inquiry note:
AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG
Mag.(FH) Hannes Haider
Investor Relations
Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12905
e-mail: hannes.haider@agrana.com

Mag.(FH) Markus Simak
Public Relations
Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12084
e-mail:markus.simak@agrana.com

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