Ad-hoc | 31 January 2006 11:13

Norddeutsche Affinerie AG: Norddeutsche Affinerie – capital increase successfully completed

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Norddeutsche Affinerie – capital increase successfully completed Hamburg, 31 January 2006 – Further to the ad-hoc announcement issued this morning on the intended capital increase, Norddeutsche Affinerie AG announces that 3,340,919 shares have been successfully placed in an accelerated bookbuilding. The shares have been placed at a price of EUR 23.10 per share resulting in proceeds totalling EUR 77,175,228.90. The shares were placed with German and international institutional investors (including a placement to institutional investors in the United States in accordance with Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933). Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein was sole bookrunner for the transaction. This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission if no exemption from registration has been issued. The issuer does not plan to register the securities for sale to the public in the United States. (c)DGAP 31.01.2006 ————————————————————————— language: English emitter: Norddeutsche Affinerie AG Hovestraße 50 20539 Hamburg Deutschland phone: +49 (0)40 78 83-0 fax: +49 (0)40 78 83-22 55 email: m.kartenbeck@na-ag.com WWW: www.na-ag.com ISIN: DE0006766504 WKN: 676650 indexes: MDAX stockmarkets: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt, Hamburg; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————