Securitisation of shares pursuant to GesRÄG 2011

Due to a change in legislation following entry into force of the Company Law Amendment Act 2011 ("GesRÄG 2011") all shares of the company, from now on, must be securitised in one or several global certificates, as required. Such global certificate(s) must be deposited with Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft ("OeKB") or an equivalent foreign institution.
At the moment, individual share certificates (effective share certificates) of the company are still in circulation. In order to comply with the new legal requirements, such certificates have to be collected and replaced by a global certificate securitising the company's total shares and designated for depositing with OeKB.
By approval of the Regional Court of Wiener Neustadt, a procedure for declaration of invalidity is conducted pursuant to section 67 in conjunction with section 262 para. 29 Stock Corporation Act, and the associated requests to submit effective share certificates will be announced  in the Official Gazette (Amtsblatt) of Wiener Zeitung.

Attached please find the publication in the Official Gazette of Wiener Zeitung of 20.November 2012

Attached please find the publication in the Official Gazette of Wiener Zeitung of 27. December 2012

Attached please find the publication in the Official Gazette of Wiener Zeitung of 29. January 2013

Attached please find the declaration of invalidity in the Official Gazette of Wiener Zeitung of 14.March 2013