EANS-Adhoc: BWT Aktiengesellschaft / Public mandatory takeover offer pursuant to §§ 22 ff ÜbG (takeover act) of WAB Group to shareholders of BWT Aktiengesellschaft

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Stock Activity

14.09.2012

Pursuant to § 5 Abs 3 Übernahmegesetz ("ÜbG", takeover act), WAB
Privatstiftung is disclosing that is has gained a controlling
interest of BWT Aktiengesellschaft ("BWT") on September 13th, 2012,
together with FIBA Beteiligungs- und Anlage GmbH and other parties
acting in concert according to § 1 Z 6 ÜbG (together: "WAB Group").
WAB Privatstiftung is a private trust controlled by Mr. Andreas
Weißenbacher within the meaning of the ÜbG.

Following the acquisition of 3,600 shares of BWT by FIBA
Beteiligungs- und Anlage GmbH, the WAB Group is holding a total of
5,029,510 BWT shares (roughly 28.20% of the share capital) therefore
reaching more that 30% of voting rights of all permanent voting
rights.

Pursuant to § 22 Abs 1 ÜbG the WAB Group is obliged to make a
mandatory takeover bid for all no-par bearer shares of BWT (ISIN
AT0000737705) according to the stipulations of the ÜbG.

Aquivest GmbH, an indirect subsidiary of FIBA Beteiligungs- und
Anlage GmbH, will presumably act as bidder and register within the
legally required deadline of 20 stock exchange trading days with the
takeover commission. The price of the offer will be EUR 16.00 per BWT
share. As soon as the final details of the mandatory offer are fixed,
the WAG Group will dislose them in line with the legal regulations
unless the takeover commission is prohibiting the announcement of the
bid.

Further inquiry note:
BWT Aktiengesellschaft
Andreas Weissenbacher, CEO
andreas.weissenbacher@bwt-group.com
Tel.: 06232/5011-1110

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issuer: BWT Aktiengesellschaft
Walter-Simmer-Str. 4
A-5310 Mondsee
phone: 06232/5011-0
FAX: 06232/4058
mail: office@bwt.at
WWW: www.bwt-group.com
sector: Water Supply
ISIN: AT0000737705
indexes: ATX Prime
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English