Viohalco completes merger with Aluminium Industry SA and Cofidin SA

Belgian company Viohalco SA/NV announces that the cross-border and domestic merger proceedings with, respectively, Viohalco Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA and Cofidin SA have been approved by the shareholders' meetings of the merging companies and took effect on 16 November 2013.

The Viohalco SA/NV shares issued in the context of the mergers to the shareholders of Viohalco Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA and Cofidin SA were admitted to listing and started trading on Euronext Brussels on 22 November 2013. Shares of Viohalco SA/NV are listed on Euronext Brussels under the symbol "VIO". Delivery of the shares issued in the context of the mergers took place in book-entry form to securities accounts of the shareholders of Viohalco SA/NV via Euroclear Belgium.

Following the mergers, Viohalco SA/NV has now become the parent company of the Viohalco group and holds participations in approximately 90 companies, six of which are listed on the Athens stock exchange.

With production facilities in Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, FYROM and the United Kingdom, where more than 8,000 personnel is employed, the group's subsidiaries specialise in the manufacture of steel, copper and aluminium products, generating an annual turnover of more than EUR 3 billion. In addition, the group owns substantial real estate properties in Greece and redeveloped some of its properties as real estate development projects.

To view the prospectus relating to the listing of the shares of Viohalco SA/NV on Euronext Brussels in the context of the mergers, please go to Viohalco SA/NV's website at http://www.viohalco.com.