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Antitrust Issues

12.05.2011

voestalpine AG hereby informs that the (German) Federal Cartel Office today (12/05/2011) conducted an inspection at the office of the rail producer TSTG Schienen Technik GmbH & Co KG in Duisburg. As for yesterday´s inspection at the offices of voestalpine Klöckner Bahntechnik GmbH the reason for the inspection are possible anti-competitive practices in the German market for rails. Further information can currently not be provided.

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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

Contact:

Press:
Nikola Donig
nick.donig@voestalpine.com
Phone:+43 (0) 50304 15 2397

Investor Relations:
Peter Fleischer
peter.fleischer@voestalpine.com
Phone: +43 (0) 50304 15 9949

Branche: Metal Goods & Engineering
ISIN: AT0000937503
WKN: 897200
Index: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
Börsen: Wien / official market