AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 3, 2005

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Ad-hoc | 3 March 2005 18:07

AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG: AGRANA to Acquire Majority Stake in Atys Group

Ad hoc announcement AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG: AGRANA to Acquire Majority Stake in Atys Group Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Agrana has acquired another 6 per cent of France’s Financière Atys with effect from 3 March 2005 and therefore now holds a 56 per cent stake in French global fruit preparations company Atys. This acquisition is in fulfilment of a contract for the gradual acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in Atys signed in 2004. Atys will be accounted for as a fully consolidated member of the Agrana Group as of the second quarter of 2005/06 (i.e. from 1 June 2005). This Press Release is available at http://www.agrana.com. AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG Donau-City-Straße 9 (Strabag-Haus) 1220 Wien Austria ISIN: AT0000603709 WKN: 060370 Listed: Amtlicher Handel in Wien End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 03.03.2005 031807 Mär 05