OMV AG — M&A Activity 2001

Nov 27, 2001

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Ad-hoc | 27 November 2001 14:24

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OMV, MOL and TVK consider making a joint offer for Unipetrol Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– OMV Aktiengesellschaft, MOL Rt and TVK Rt have today confirmed that they are co-operating with a view to considering making an offer for the 62.99% shareholding in Unipetrol, currently subject to a proposed divestment by the National Property Fund of the Czech Republic. OMV Aktiengesellschaft, MOL Rt and TVK Rt believe that by joining forces they offer the strongest combination of regional expertise in refining, marketing and petrochemicals, and therefore are able to represent an attractive and reliable future partner for Unipetrol. The National Property Fund of the Czech Republic, officially launched a process to divest its 62.99% stake in Unipetrol in August 2001. Unipetrol is a holding company for a number of wholly and partially owned companies operating in the downstream petroleum sector including refining, marketing, petrochemicals, plastics and fertilizer production in the Czech Republic. This offer is a step in the participation of the OMV Group in the consolidation process in Central and Eastern Europ. For further information, please contact: OMV Presse:Bettina Gneisz Tel. 0043 1 40440 21660; e-mail: bettina.gneisz@omv.com Investoren/Analysten:Brigitte H. Juen Tel. 0043 1 40440 21622; e-mail: investor.relations@omv.com Internet home page: http://www.omv.com Golin/Harris Ludgate Claudine Cartwright, London Tel: 0044 20 7324 8506; e-mail: ccartwright@golinharris.com Peter Zambelli, New York Tel: 001 (212) 697 3720; e-mail: pzambelli@golinharris.com end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 27.11.2001 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 874641; Index: ATX Listed: Amtlicher Handel in Wien; Amtlicher Handel in Frankfurt und Hamburg; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hamburg und Stuttgart 271424 Nov 01