euro adhoc: A-TEC Industries AG / Mergers - Acquisitions - Takeovers / A-TEC Industries AG and Capital- und Industrieinvestment AG accept the offer of Norddeutschen Affinerie AG for their Cumerio holdings of 25% plus one share (E)

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11.02.2008

Vienna, 12 February 2008 - A-TEC Industries AG (ISIN AT00000ATEC9) is today
announcing that it has accepted the tender offer by Norddeutsche Affinerie AG
for its holding of shares in Belgium´s Cumerio S.A. (ISIN BE0003819365). The
offer price is EUR 30 per Cumerio share, which is higher than A-TEC Industries´
average cost of acquisition.

The decision to accept the offer came after A-TEC Industries had considered a
number of different options and had held talks with Norddeutsche Affinerie AG.

As of today´s date, A-TEC Industries AG holds 22.17%*, or 5,747,520 Cumerio
shares, and Capital- und Industrieinvestment AG, a company wholly owned by the
M.U.S.T. private foundation of CEO Mirko Kovats, holds 2.83%*, or 735,000
Cumerio shares. Both holdings have been offered to Norddeutschen Affinerie AG in
their entirety.

*) Calculation based on the fully diluted number of 25,930,075 Cumerio shares

Further inquiry note:
A-TEC INDUSTRIES AG
Wächtergasse 1
A-1010 Wien

Investor Relations Contact:
Gerald Wechselauer
Head of Investor Relations
Phone: +43 1 22760 - 130
Mobile: +43 (0)664 6104475
Email: [email protected]

Press Contact:
Claudia Müller-Stralz
Pleon Publico Public Relations & Lobbying
Phone: +43-1-71786-107
E-Mail: [email protected]

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emitter: A-TEC Industries AG
Wächtergasse 1
A-1010 Wien
phone: +43 1 22760
FAX: +43 1 22760-160
mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.a-tecindustries.com
sector: Holding companies
ISIN: AT00000ATEC9
indexes: ATX Prime
stockmarkets: Regulated free trade: Wiener Börse AG
language: English

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