EANS-Adhoc: Westag & Getalit AG / Westag & Getalit AG starts share buyback

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ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro
adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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08.09.2010

The Management Board of Westag & Getalit AG has decided, with the
consent of the Supervisory Board, to buy back own preference shares
representing up to ten percent of the company´s current share capital
between September 8, 2010 and no later than August 23, 2015,
midnight. At no time may the acquired shares, together with other own
shares held by, or imputable to, the company, represent more than ten
percent of the share capital. The Management Board thus takes
advantage of the authorisation granted by the ordinary Annual General
Meeting dated August 24, 2010 to acquire own shares in accordance
with Section 71 (1) No. 8 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG),
which will expire on August 23, 2015, midnight. The repurchased
shares may be used for all legally permissible purposes authorised by
the Annual General Meeting.

The shares will be acquired via the stock exchange. The purchase
price (excl. incidental expenses) must not be more than 10% higher or
lower than the closing prices of the preference shares recorded at
the Frankfurt stock exchange on the three days preceding each
purchase.

The company will commission a bank to manage the buyback programme.
This bank will have full discretion about prices and limits and will
take its decisions regarding the timing of the share purchases
independently and free from interference by the company. The bank is
obliged to comply with the trading conditions laid down in Article 5
of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2003 of December 22, 2003. The
daily upper volume limit for the buyback is subject to the average
daily turnover in the stock, which will be calculated on the basis of
the average daily trading volume during the 20 trading days preceding
each purchase.

The announcements of the conducted buybacks will be published on our
homepage at www.westag-getalit.de.

end of announcement euro adhoc
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ots Originaltext: Westag & Getalit AG
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Further inquiry note:

Felix Huisgen

Tel.: +49 (0)5242 17 5350

E-Mail: huisgen@westag-getalit.de

Branche: Building materials
ISIN: DE0007775207
WKN: 777520
Index: Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / regulated dealing