| Kazincbarcika, December 19, 2006 Re: Extraordinary Information Notice on the influence of parties acting in concert in BorsodChem Nyrt BorsodChem Nyrt. hereby informs its shareholders and other participants of the capital markets that parties acting in concert – via legal representative - forwarded the following statement to the Company’s Board of Directors: “Undersigned A. the members of Kikkolux Group, that is a.) Kikkolux S.á.r.l., a Luxembourg société á responsabilité limité (limited liability company) with seat at 282, route de Longwy, L-1940 Luxembourg, and registered in the register de commerce et sociétés de Luxembourg under register number B 109 992; b.) First Chemical (Luxembourg) S.á.r.l., a Luxemburg société á responsabilité limité (limited liability company) with seat at 282, route de Longwy, L-1940 Luxembourg, and registered in the register de commerce et sociétés de Luxembourg under register number B 119046; c.) First Chemical Holding (Guernsey)Limited, a limited liability company under the laws of Guernsey, Channel Islands with seat at Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands and registered in the Records of the Island of Gournsey under registration number 45338; d.) the Permira Funds, that is da) Permira IV L.P.2, a limited partnership registered in Guernsey under the Limited Partnerships (Guernsey) Law, 1995 (as amended), acting by its manager, Permira IV Managers L.P., a limited partnership registered in Guernsey under the Limited Partnerships (Guernsey) Law, 1995 (as amended), acting by its general partner Permira IV Managers Limited, a limited liability company registered in Guernsey whose registered office is at Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands; db) Permira Investments Limited, a limited liability company registered in Guernsey, acting by its nominee Permira Nominees Limited, a limited liability company registered in Guernsey whose registered office is at Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands; and dc) P4 Co-investment L.P., a limited partnership registered in Guernsey under the Limited Partnerships (Guernsey) Law, 1995 (as amended), acting by its general partner Permira IV G.P. L.P., a limited partnership registered in Guernsey under the Limited Partnerships (Guernsey) Law, 1995 (as amended), acting by its general partner Permira IV GP Limited, a limited liability company registered in Guernsey whose registered office is at Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. e) the Permira General Partners and Managers, that is ea) Permira IV Managers L.P., a limited partnership registered in Guernsey under the Limited Partnerships (Guernsey) Law, 1995 (as amended), acting by its general partner Permira IV Managers Limited, a limited liability company registered in Guernsey whose registered office is at Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Permira IV Managers L.P. is the manager of Permira IV L.P.2; eb) Permira IV Managers Limited, a limited liability company registered in Guernsey whose registered office is at Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Permira IV Managers Limited is the general partner of Permira IV Managers L.P.; ec) Permira Nominees Limited, a limited liability company registered in Guernsey whose registered office is at Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Permira Nominees Limited is the nominee of Permira Investments Limited; ed) Permira IV G.P. L.P., a limited partnership registered in Guernsey under the Limited Partnerships (Guernsey) Law, 1995 (as amended), acting by its general partner Permira IV GP Limited, a limited liability company registered in Guernsey whose registered office is at Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Permira IV G.P. L.P. is the general partner of P4 Co-investment L.P.; ef) Permira IV GP Limited, a limited liability company registered in Guernsey whose registered office is at Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Permira IV GP Limited is the general partner of Permira IV G.P. L.P., and f) First Chemical Holding Vagyonkezelõ Korlátolt Felelõsségû Társaság (registered seat: 1053 Budapest, Károlyi Mihály utca 12., company registration number: Cg. 01-09-873980) and B. the members of VCP Group, that is a) Collegia Privatstiftung, a family foundation under the Austrian Act on Foundations with seat at Hofstrasse 17, Maria Ellend, Austria and registered with the commercial register Region Court Korneuburg under reg. FN 203316 w; b) VCP Capital Partners Unternehmensberatungs AG, an Austrian stock corporation with registered seat at Tegetthoffstrasse 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria and registered with the commercial register of the Commercial Court in Vienna under reg. No. FN 201002t; c) VCP Divestment AG (formerly known as VCP Industrie Beteiligungen AG), an Austrian stock corporation with seat at Tegetthoffstrasse 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria and registered with the commercial register of the Commercial Court in Vienna under reg. no. FN 199734b; and d) Annagasse Vermögensverwaltung GmbH and Austrian limited liability company with seat at Tegetthoffstrasse 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria and registered with the commercial register of the Commercial Court in Vienna under reg. no. FN 272562 b (whose new corporate name, VCP Industrie Beteiligungen GmbH, is under registration and which is hereinafter referred to as “VCP Industrie Beteiligungen GmbH") hereby notify you in accordance with Act CXX of 2001 on the Capital Market (hereinafter referred to as “CMA") as follows. 1. By 15 December 2006, the closing date of the public purchase offer made by First Chemical Holding Vagyonkezelõ Korlátolt Felelõsségû Társaság, as an offeror jointly appointed by the Kikkolux Group and the VCP Group with regard to all registered voting ordinary shares of BorsodChem Public Company Limited by Shares (seat: 1 Bolyai tér, 3700 Kazincbarcika, Hungary; hereinafter referred to as the “Company") First Chemical Holding Vagyonkezelõ Korlátolt Felelõsségû Társaság had acquired ownership of 54.824.577 pieces of ordinary shares in the course of the public purchase offer. 2. On 18 September 2006 Kikkolux S.á.r.l. and VCP Industrie Beteiligungen GmbH entered into an Interim Joint Venture Agreement based on which they qualify as parting acting in concert according to point 137 of Section 5(1) of the CMA. Based on Section 65/A (4) of the CMA, members of Kikkolux Group and members of VCP Group qualify as parties acting in concert. 3. According to Section 65/A (1) of the CMA when calculating the extent of influence, the influence of the parties acting in concert must be aggregated. Based on the above and with respect to the fact that (i) of the members of the Kikkolux Group and the VCP Group VCP Divestment AG holds 17,757,015 ordinary shares issued by the Company; and that (ii) apart from what is described in 1 and 3 (i) above no other members of Kikkolux Group and VCP Group have any direct or indirect influence in the Company the parties acting in concert hereby announce that the influence of the parties acting in concert in the Company is 89.24% taking also into account that as from 5 December 2006, the Company has been holding 1,193,066 treasury shares. The date of acquisition of influence by the parties acting in concert is 15 December 2006." Kay Gugler Chief Executive Officer _________________________ Raport ten został również opublikowany na Budapesztańskiej Giełdzie Papierów Wartościowych oraz na Londyńskiej Giełdzie Papierów Wartościowych. Pełna treść niniejszego komunikatu w języku polskim zostanie opublikowana w możliwie najkrótszym czasie - jednak nie pó¼niej niż w terminie 5 dni od dnia dzisiejszego. János Illésy Dyrektor Finansowy odpowiedzialny za relacje inwestorskie | |
