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Antitrust Issues


Schwerte (euro adhoc) - Following our IR-News published on 23 November 2011,
DNick Holding plc has now received a letter from the German Cartel Office
(Bundeskartellamt) dated 23 December 2011 according to which

• the German Cartel Office has officially confirmed that the acquisition of a
majority shareholding in DNick Holding plc by Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH and
Lustre Beteiligungs UG had to be filed with the German Cartel Office for prior
approval,

• the arguments raised by Wickeder Westfalenstahl GmbH and Lustre Beteiligungs
UG in the course of the investigations of the relevant markets are not
sufficient to stop the proceedings and

• the German Cartel Office will send out requests for further information to
market participants in due course.

It is uncertain when the proceedings will be completed.


Further inquiry note:
Klaus Baumann
Tel.: 0251-625561-11
E-Mail:  baumann@sputnik-agentur.de

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company:     DNick Holding plc
             Rosenweg 15
             UK-58239 Schwerte
phone:       02304-108-248
FAX:         02304-108-434
mail:         info@dnickholding.com
WWW:         http://www.dnickholding.de
sector:      Metal Goods & Engineering
ISIN:        GB00B06ZX541
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stockmarkets: Open Market: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin 
language:   English