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ANDRITZ AG plans new corporate bond issue
(NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION, OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, THE
UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, JAPAN, OR AUSTRALIA)
Graz, June 18, 2012. ANDRITZ AG (the "issuing company") announces its intention
to issue a corporate bond with a volume of up to 350 MEUR and a term of seven
years (the "bonds"). The issue is contingent upon a positive capital market
environment and subject to approval of the prospectus to be prepared by the
Financial Market Authority (FMA).
The present information does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to
purchase bonds of the issuing company. If the issuing company offers bonds
publicly (the "offer"), this offer will be made entirely through and on the
basis of a prospectus (the "prospectus"), which is expected to be approved by
the Financial Market Authority towards the end of June 2012 and will be
published by the issuing company and available in printed form at the head
office of the issuing company at Stattegger Strasse 18, 8045 Graz. The
information published in the prospectus shall be binding exclusively in
connection with the offer.
This announcement and the information it contains are not intended for release,
publication or distribution in or into the United States of America (USA) and
may not be distributed or passed on to "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation
S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")) or
to publications with a general circulation in the USA. Furthermore, this
announcement is only directed towards persons who are (i) outside the United
Kingdom, or (ii) have the professional experience with investments as defined in
Article 19 (5) of the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "order"), or (iii) are covered by
Article 49 (2) (a) to (d) of the order (high net worth companies, unincorporated
associations, etc.).
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The ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology Group ANDRITZ is a globally leading supplier of plants,
equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry,
solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors, the steel
industry, and the production of animal feed and biomass pellets. In addition,
ANDRITZ offers technologies for certain other sectors including automation,
pumps, machinery for nonwovens and plastic films, steam boiler plants, biomass
boilers and gasification plants for energy generation, flue gas cleaning plants,
plants for the production of panelboard (MDF), thermal sludge utilization, and
torrefaction plants. The publicly listed ANDRITZ GROUP is headquartered in Graz,
Austria and has a staff of approximately 17,000 employees worldwide. ANDRITZ
operates over 180 production sites as well as service and sales companies all
around the world.
ISIN(s) of new bond issue: AT0000A0VLS5
Further inquiry note:
Dr. Michael Buchbauer
Head of Group Treasury, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 316 6902 2979
Fax: +43 316 6902 465
mailto:michael.buchbauer@andritz.com
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issuer: Andritz AG
Stattegger Straße 18
A-8045 Graz
phone: +43 (0)316 6902-0
FAX: +43 (0)316 6902-415
mail: welcome@andritz.com
WWW: www.andritz.com
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT0000730007
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX, ATX five
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English
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