Lenzing AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Mar 16, 2011

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----------------------------------- Name: B&C Industrieholding GmbH Place: 1010 Wien, Handelsgericht Wien, FN 215 332s State: Österreich

2011-03-16

On March 14, 2011, Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft was informed by B & C Industrieholding GmbH, B & C Kappa GmbH and B & C IOTA GmbH & Co KG making reference to section 91 of the Stock Exchange Act (BörseG) as follows:

On the basis of internal restructuring measures and according to the Splitting and Acquisition Agreement dated March 02, 2011, B & C Industrieholding GmbH transferred an interest comprising 7,691,775 shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft and an identical number of voting rights, i.e. a 29.9 % interest in the nominal capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft to B & C Kappa GmbH. The split was registered in the Commercial Register of the Vienna Commercial Court on March 11, 2011.

As a result of the above-mentioned split B & C Industrieholding GmbH now directly holds 2,497,796 shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft and an identical number of voting rights. This corresponds to an interest of approx. 9.71% in the nominal capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.

In addition, B & C Industrieholding GmbH continues to indirectly hold 13,102,768 shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft and an identical number of voting rights through its wholly owned subsidiary B & C Lenzing Holding GmbH. This corresponds to an interest of approx. 50.93% in the nominal capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.

Consequently, B & C Industrieholding GmbH indirectly and directly holds a total of 15,600,564 shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft and an identical number of voting rights. This corresponds to an interest of approx. 60.64% in the nominal capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.

As a result of the above-mentioned split the share in the voting rights of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft held directly and indirectly by B & C Industrieholding GmbH is below 75%.

As a result of the above-mentioned split B & C Kappa GmbH now directly holds 7,691,775 shares of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft and an identical number of voting rights. This corresponds to an interest of approx. 29.9% in the nominal capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.

As a result of the above-mentioned split the share in the voting rights of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft held by B & C Kappa GmbH exceeds 25%.

Since B & C IOTA GmbH & Co KG is the sole shareholder of B & C Kappa GmbH, B & C IOTA GmbH & Co KG indirectly holds 7,691,775 shares of Lenzing

Aktiengesellschaft and an identical number of voting rights through its wholly owned subsidiary B & C Kappa GmbH as a result of the above-mentioned split. This corresponds to an interest of approx. 29.9% in the nominal capital of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.

As a result of the above-mentioned split the share in the voting rights of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft held by B & C IOTA GmbH & Co KG exceeds 25%. The above-mentioned split did not result in any change of the share in the voting rights of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft held by B & C Privatstiftung since B & C Privatstiftung is the direct or indirect sole shareholder of B & C Industrieholding GmbH, B & C IOTA GmbH & Co KG and B & C Kappa GmbH.

Lenzing, March 16, 2011

Further inquiry note:

Lenzing AG Mag. Angelika Guldt Tel.: +43 (0) 7672-701-2713 Fax: +43 (0) 07672-96301 mailto:a.guldt@lenzing.com

issuer: Lenzing AG

A-A-4860 Lenzing phone: +43 7672-701-0 FAX: +43 7672-96301 mail: a.guldt@lenzing.com WWW: http://www.lenzing.com sector: Chemicals ISIN: AT0000644505 indexes: WBI stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, official market: Wien language: English

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