Ad-hoc | 20 July 2001 09:10

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Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Capital increase successfully completed Transfer of NÖSIWAG to EVN finalised New name evn wasser On January 12, 2001, the EVN AG Annual General Meeting resolved a capital increase. By the end of the subscription period on July 16, 2001, a total of 3,381,455 shares at an issue price of EUR 33.- per share had been taken up, of which 1,761,765 were issued against contribution in kind to the Province of Lower Austria (for the acquisition of NÖSIWAG) and 1,619,690 against cash. Consequently, EVN share capital now amounts to EUR 91,072,392.62 divided into 37,581,455 shares. According to EVN chairman, Rudolf Gruber, The total transaction volume involved in the capital increase amounted to some EUR 112 million. In view of the current stock market situation, the total allocation of the new shares is a major success and confirms the continued interest in EVN shares. The liquidity obtained in the course of the capital increase will strengthen EVNs entry into the water business, and also provide a basis for further corporate development and acquisitions. New evn wasser to operate drinking water and waste water business in 6 end of ad hoc announcement (c) DGAP 20.07.2001 Issuer’s information/explanatory remarks concerning this ad hoc announcement: Hungarian communities With the take-over of the NÖSIWAG, now renamed evn wasser, Austrias second largest water supplier, EVN will extend its range as a multi-service utility to include drinking water supply and therefore further strengthen its image as provider of state-of-the-art infrastructure at reasonable prices in Lower Austria. In future, access to the regional wastewater sector will also be of major importance to the further development of evn wassser. In addition, the existing know-how in the water business will be employed for individual projects in neighbouring markets. For example, six communities to the southwest of Budapest, near Dunavarsany, which is a region with strong economic and population growth, have already awarded EVN operating licences for their drinking water supply and wastewater disposal. ——————————————————————————– WKN: 074105; Index: ATX Listed: Amtlicher Handel in Wien; Amtlicher Handel in Frankfurt und München; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hamburg und Stuttgart 200910 Jul 01