EANS-WPUEG: Andritz AG / Übernahmeangebot Schuler AG

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Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act announcement transmitted by euro adhoc. 
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Publication of the offer document under: www.andritz.com 
 
 
offeror: 
Company: Andritz Beteiligungsgesellschaft IV GmbH 
Address: Eduard-Küsters-Straße 1, 47805 Krefeld 
ISIN: 
Contact: 
 
 
offeree: 
Company: Schuler AG 
Address: Bahnhofstrasse 41, 73033 Göppingen 
ISIN: DE 000A0V9A22 
Contact: 
 
 
stockmarkets of the aqquired company: 
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Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse 
Bayerischer Börse 
Hamburger Wertpapierbörse 
Berliner Wertpapierbörse 
Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover 
Börse Düsseldorf 
Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse 
 
 
other stockmarkets of the acquired company: 
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Publication of the decision to make a voluntary public takeover offer in 
accordance with Section 10, Para. 1, in conjunction with Sections 29, 34 of the 
German Securities Acquisition  and Takeover Act (Wertpapiererwerbs- und 
Übernahmegesetz, "WpÜG") 
 
Bidder: 
Andritz Beteiligungsgesellschaft IV GmbH, 
Eduard-Küsters-Straße 1 
47805 Krefeld 
registered in the Commercial Register of the Local Court of Charlottenburg under 
HRB 130604 B 
 
Target company: 
Schuler AG 
Bahnhofstrasse 41 
73033 Göppingen 
registered in the Commercial Register of the Local Court of Ulm under HRB 530210 
ISIN: DE 000A0V9A22 (stock ticker symbol SCUN) 
 
Andritz Beteiligungsgesellschaft IV GmbH decided on May 29, 2012 to make a 
voluntary public takeover offer to the shareholders of Schuler AG to acquire 
their no-par-value bearer shares in Schuler AG, with a notional share in the 
capital stock of 2.60 EUR per ordinary share (the "Schuler Shares"), against 
payment of a cash consideration in the amount of 20.00 EUR per Schuler share 
(the "takeover offer"). 
The offer document for the takeover offer and further information on the 
takeover offer will be published in the Internet at www.andritz.com. 
 
Further information: 
Andritz Beteiligungsgesellschaft IV GmbH is a direct subsidiary of Andritz AG. 
The takeover offer is exclusively subject to the provisions of the approval by 
the anti-trust authorities. Today, Schuler Beteiligungen GmbH has sold its 
Schuler shares, corresponding to 38.5% of the capital stock of Schuler AG, to 
the bidder. Enforcement is subject to approval by the anti-trust authorities. 
Furthermore, the takeover offer is issued according to the terms and conditions 
contained in the offer document. 
 
Important information: 
This announcement does not constitute an offer to purchase nor an invitation to 
make an offer to sell shares of Schuler AG. The final terms and conditions of 
the takeover offer as well as further provisions regarding the takeover offer 
will be disclosed in the offer document after permission is given to publish the 
offer document by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. Investors 
and shareholders of Schuler AG are strongly recommended to read the offer 
document and all documents in connection with the takeover offer as soon as they 
are published as they contain important information. 
 
Krefeld, May 29, 2012 
 
Andritz Beteiligungsgesellschaft IV GmbH 
 
 
 
 
Listed: Schuler is listed on the Regulated Markets of the Frankfurt and 
Stuttgart stock exchanges as well as on the Second Regulated Markets on the 
Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover and Munich stock exchanges. 
 
 
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May 29, 2012 07:09 ET (11:09 GMT)