03.04.2008 – 20:47

RHI Magnesita

Squeeze-out: exclusion of minority shareholders of Didier-Werke Aktiengesellschaft planned

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RHI AG informed Didier-Werke Aktiengesellschaft
("the Company") in a document of today that RHI AG has decided to 
initiate the required steps acquire all shares in the Company still 
held by minority shareholders by means of a resolution by the Annual 
General Meeting in accordance with sections  327a et seq. of the 
Stock Corporation Act - AktG (squeeze-out). RHI AG, based in Vienna, 
Austria, holds, directly and indirectly, a total of approx. 97.54 % 
of the Company´s share capital. In order to enable the corresponding 
resolution at the coming Annual General Meeting of the Company, 
Didier-Werke Aktiengesellschaft has decided to postpone their Annual 
General Meeting to the end of August of this year. The cash 
settlement to be paid to the minority shareholders within the 
framework of the exclusion will be determined on the basis of a 
company valuation, which is yet to be carried out.

end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

RHI AG
Investor Relations
Mag. Barbara Potisk
Tel: +43-1-50213-6123
Email: barbara.potisk@rhi-ag.com

Branche: Refractories
ISIN: AT0000676903
WKN: 874182
Index: ATX Prime
Börsen: Wiener Börse AG / official dealing