BF HOLDING AG: Announcement according to § 93 para 2 Austrian Stock Exchange Act

Wels (pta014/18.02.2015/10:00 UTC+1) BF HOLDING AG announces, that pursuant to § 91a and § 91 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act ("BörseG") it was informed by Pierer Industrie AG, Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Mr. Stefan Pierer as follows:

Currently, Pierer Industrie AG holds 9,820,359 shares of BF HOLDING AG. This equals to approximately 63.82% of the share capital of BF HOLDING AG. Pierer Industrie AG is controlled by Mr. Stefan Pierer through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH.
Pierer Industrie AG has announced on 6 November 2014, that it intends to launch a voluntary takeover bid to the shareholders of BF HOLDING AG pursuant to §§ 4 ss of the Austrian Take Over Act (the "Voluntary Offer"). The Voluntary Offer aims at the acquisition of all shares of BF HOLDING AG, which are not in the property of Pierer Industrie AG, of persons acting in concert with Pierer Industrie AG and shareholders, which have entered into an agreement with Pierer Industrie AG not to accept the Voluntary Offer. Therefore, the Voluntary Offer is addressed to the acquisition of a total of 4,042,650 shares of BF HOLDING AG (approximately 26.27% of the share capital of BF HOLDING AG). The Voluntary Offer has been published on 22 December 2014.
Due to the acceptance of the Voluntary Offer in respect of 1,871,727 shares Pierer Industrie AG held an instrument pursuant to §91a BörseG. The voting rights relating to shares of BF HOLDING AG, which were held pursuant to § 91a BörseG, so far have exceeded the threshold of 10% and amounted to approximately 12.16% (number of shares: 1,871,727).

Pierer Industrie AG
Notification pursuant to § 91a BörseG
Pierer Industrie AG has informed BF HOLDING AG, that due to the transfer of 1,871,727 shares of BF HOLDING AG delivered into the Voluntary Offer the voting rights relating to shares of BF HOLDING AG, which were held pursuant to § 91a BörseG, on 16 February 2015 have fallen below the thresholds of 10%, 5% and 4% and have been reduced to zero.
Notification pursuant to § 91 BörseG
Pierer Industrie AG has informed BF HOLDING AG, that due to the transfer of 1,871,727 shares of BF HOLDING AG delivered into the Voluntary Offer the voting rights of Pierer Industrie AG in BF HOLDING AG, which can be executed pursuant to § 91 BörseG, on 16 February 2015 have reached and exceeded the threshold of 75% and currently amount to 75.99% (number of shares: 11,692,086).

Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH
Notification pursuant to § 91a BörseG
The voting rights of Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH in BF HOLDING AG pursuant to § 91a BörseG, which were held indirectly through Pierer Industrie AG, on 16 February 2015 have fallen below the thresholds of 10%, 5% and 4% and have been reduced to zero.
Notification pursuant to § 91 BörseG
After the execution of the contractual transaction in relation to the 1,871,727 shares of BF HOLDING AG delivered into the Voluntary Offer, the voting rights of Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH in BF HOLDING AG, which can be executed indirectly through Pierer Industrie AG, on 16 February 2015 have reached and exceeded the threshold of 75% and currently amount to 75.99% (number of shares: 11,692,086).

Stefan Pierer
Notification pursuant to § 91a BörseG
The voting rights of Mr. Stefan Pierer in BF HOLDING AG pursuant to § 91a BörseG, which were held indirectly through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Pierer Industrie AG, on 16 February 2015 have fallen below the thresholds of 10%, 5% and 4% and have been reduced to zero.
Notification pursuant to § 91 BörseG
After the execution of the contractual transaction in relation to the 1,871,727 shares BF HOLDING AG delivered into the Voluntary Offer, the voting rights of Mr. Stefan Pierer in BF HOLDING AG, which can be executed indirectly through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Pierer Industrie AG, on 16 February 2015 have reached and exceeded the threshold of 75% and currently amount to 75.99% (number of shares: 11,692,086).

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Emitter:	BF HOLDING AG Edisonstraße 1 4600 Wels Austria
Contact Person:	Mag. Michaela Friepeß
Phone:	+43 7242 69402
E-Mail:	investorrelations@brainforce.co.at
Website:	www.brainforce.co.at
ISIN(s):	AT0000820659 (Share)
Stock Exchange(s):	Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Trade); Free Market in Frankfurt