Ad-hoc | 21 November 2001 07:31

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Launch of public offer Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Launch of public offer With reference to their previous announcement on 22 October 2001, VOEST-ALPINE AG and Polynorm N.V. (“Polynorm”) today announce the launch of the public offer (the “Offer”) by VOEST-ALPINE Automotive GmbH (“voestalpine”), an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of VOEST-ALPINE AG, for the outstanding ordinary shares in Polynorm and depositary receipts thereof (together the “Shares”) under the conditions as set out in the offer document dated 21 November 2001 (the “Offer Document”). For each tendered Share, voestalpine offers a cash amount of EUR 70. The tender period will commence on Thursday 22 November 2001 and will end on Wednesday 19 December 2001 15:00 hrs CET, unless extended. end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 21.11.2001 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 093750; Index: ATX Listed: Amtlicher Handel in Wien; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart; London 210731 Nov 01