Frauenthal Holding AG

Transaction in Own Shares • Oct 12, 2012

AD HOC RELEASE

REPURCHASE OF SHARES BY WAY OF A VOLUNTARY PUBLIC BID IS OVERSUBSCRIBED

Frauenthal Holding AG:

• Repurchase of shares by way of a voluntary public bid is oversubscribed
• Currently, it is expected that the declarations of acceptance will have to be proportionally reduced by somewhat more than one third

Vienna, 12 October 2012. Frauenthal Holding AG ("FHAG") announces, with respect to the voluntary public bid pursuant to Sections 4 et seq Austrian Take-Over Act for the repurchase of up to 671,043 bearer shares in FHAG (ISIN AT0000762406) ("Public Bid"), for which the acceptance period has lapsed on 10 October 2012, that the Public Bid is - based on the declarations of acceptance received by the payment agent as of today - oversubscribed. Currently, FHAG assumes that the declarations of acceptance will have to be proportionally reduced in accordance with Section 20 Austrian Take-Over Act by somewhat more than one third.

The final result of the Public Bid is not yet available. Therefore, the result of the Public Bid may still change. FHAG will announce the final result, in accordance with applicable law, as soon as such result is available.

Contacts Frauenthal Holding AG Martin Sailer m.sailer@frauenthal.at Erika Hochrieser e.hochrieser@frauenthal.at Rooseveltplatz 10 1090 Vienna Tel. +43 (0)1 5054206