Ad-hoc | 23 October 1998 07:34

Ad hoc-Service: Wienerberger Baustoffind. PR-INFO

—————————————————————— Ad hoc-Service: Wienerberger Baustoffind. PR-INFO Ad hoc-announcement sent by DGAP. The sender is solely responsible for the contents of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Attachment Results 1-9 1998 (IAS) Sales 1-9 / 1997 1-9 / 1998 Change Wall, Ceiling and 6,499 6,719 + 3% Roofing Systems Pipe Systems and Sewage 2,837 2,494 -12% 1) Technology Metallurgy 2,131 2,726 + 28% Real Estate 200 194 – 3% TOTAL 11,667 12,133 + 4% 1) adjusted for Keramo Wienerberger: increase in sales + 6 % EBIT 1-9 / 1997 1-9 / 1998 Change 1) Wall, Ceiling and 852 1,137 4) + 33% Roofing Systems Pipe Systems and Sewage 99 169 + 71% Technology Metallurgy -15 (234) 2) 387 > 100% industrial activities 936 1,693 + 81% Real Estate 573 3) 214 5) – 63% TOTAL 1,509 1,907 + 26% 1) Major difference to Austrian commercial law is the definition of extraordinary items (1-9/1998: – ATS 459 mill.) 2) excl. extraordinary item from the sale of Treibacher Schleifmittel: plus ATS 234 mill. 3) incl. profit on sale of Business Park Vienna: ATS 581 mill. 4) incl. ATS 186 mill. book gain on sale of Sturm Group concrete business 5) inkl. ATS 182 mill. initial realization Wienerberg City Income before tax 1-9 / 1997 1-9 / 1998 Change Wall, Ceiling and 666 985 + 48% Roofing Systems Pipe Systems and Sewage 35 148 1) > 100% Technology Metallurgy -19 387 > 100% industrial activities 682 1.520 > 100% Real Estate 710 341 – 52% TOTAL 1.392 1.861 + 34% 1) incl. financial results Steinzeug GmbH Notes 2) 5) as shown above in general: Keramik Laufen activities not yet consolidated End of Message