EVN AG — M&A Activity 2006

Mar 15, 2006

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Ad-hoc | 15 March 2006 16:10

EVN AG: EVN makes a bid for the Macedonian power company ESM

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— EVN AG today made a binding offer for the purchase of 90% of the stock of the Macedonian power distribution company, AD Elektrostopanstvo na Makedonija (ESM). Privatisation of the company is to be completed by the Republic of Macedonia in the course of an international, public tendering process. ESM provides power to the whole of the Republic of Macedonia, which has an area of around 25,713 km². The supply territory contains a population of 2.02 million and the company has some 680,000 customers. In 2004, electricity sales to network customers totalled 4,329 GWh. EVN AG, Stefan Zach, +43 2236 200-12294 od. +43 676 81032294 (c)DGAP 15.03.2006 ————————————————————————— language: English emitter: EVN AG EVN Platz 2344 Maria Enzersdorf Österreich phone: +43-2236-200-12294 fax: +43-2236-200-82294 email: info@evn.at WWW: www.evn.at ISIN: AT0000741053 WKN: 074105 indexes: ATX stockmarkets: Amtlicher Markt in Wiener Börse; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München; Open Market in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————