EANS-Voting Rights: voestalpine AG / Publication of an Announcement after art. 93 BörseG with the objective of Europe-web publication

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Release according to article 93 BörseG with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: Norges Bank Place: Oslo State: Norway

voestalpine AG: Notice pursuant to § 93 (2) BörseG
Norges Bank acquires 4,32% of voting rights

Pursuant to § 93 (2) Austrian Stock Exchange Act, voestalpine AG hereby gives notice that at 8thof February 2013 it has received notification from Norges Bank (the Central bank of Norway) that as of 31stof December 2012 Norges Bank's holding in voestalpine AG amounted to 7,446,958 shares and thus 7,446,958 voting rights. This holding represents 4.32 % of the voting rights in voestalpine AG based on 172,449,163 shares outstanding.

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issuer: voestalpine AG voestalpine-Straße 1 A-4020 Linz phone: +43 50304/15-9949 FAX: +43 50304/55-5581 mail: IR@voestalpine.com WWW: www.voestalpine.com sector: Metal Goods & Engineering ISIN: AT0000937503 indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX

stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English

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Rückfragen & Kontakt:

DI Peter Fleischer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43/50304/15-9949
Fax: +43/50304/55-5581
peter.fleischer@voestalpine.com
http://www.voestalpine.com