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Report Publication Announcement • Jul 29, 2004

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Ad-hoc | 29 July 2004 07:54

AGRANA / ATYS: Contracts of Sale Effected

Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– AGRANA / ATYS: Contracts of Sale Effected On 28 July 2004, AGRANA, Vienna, and Butler Capital Partners, Paris, signed a closing agreement that gave legal validity to the contracts for AGRANA’s takeover of the Atys Group, which is domiciled in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France. The necessary approvals under competition law having been obtained and by this it was necessary to de-invest the german affiliate. The takeover thus took effect, as a result of which AGRANA will be acquiring all the stock of Financière Atys S.A. by the end of 2006. Atys Group is the world’s leader in fruit preparations. The Atys Group recorded revenues of roughly 403 million euros in fiscal 2003. This press release is also available in the Internet at http://www.agrana.com . end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 29.07.2004 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 060370; ISIN: AT0000603709; Index: Listed: Amtlicher Handel in Wien 290754 Jul 04