voestalpine AG — Share Issue/Capital Change 2002

Mar 25, 2002

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Ad-hoc | 25 March 2002 07:26

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voestalpine plans to strengthen its capital base through a capital increase Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– voestalpine plans to strengthen its capital base through a capital increase New capital is to be raised to finance further growth in connection with the voestalpine Group’s downstream development strategy. The decision of voestalpine’s Management Board to issue capital as authorised by the AGM on 7 July 1999 was approved by the Supervisory Board on Friday, 22 March 2002. voestalpine plans to issue up to 6.6 million new shares, representing up to 20% of its existing share capital, as market conditions allow. UBS Warburg has been appointed Global Co-ordinator and Raiffeisen Centrobank Co- Lead Manager for the transaction. This document is not an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States. The shares in voestalpine Aktiengesellschaft (the “Shares”) may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) unless registered under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from such registration. The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act. end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 25.03.2002 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 093750; ISIN: AT0000937503; Index: ATX Listed: Amtlicher Handel in Wien; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart; London 250726 Mär 02