OMV Aktiengesellschaft received a notice concerning a change effective as of October 15, 2008 in the number of OMV shares owned by International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) from Abu Dhabi. IPIC now owns 57,485,686 shares (increase from 17.6% to 19.2% of the registered capital).
A consortium agreement concluded by OMV's two core shareholders Österreichische Industrieholding AG (OIAG) representing the Austrian state and IPIC provides for their coordinated behavior and for restrictions on shareholdings.
OIAG and IPIC now hold 151,985,676 shares (50.7% of the registered capital). The registered capital of OMV consists of 300,000,000 shares whereof 1,237,875 treasury shares held by OMV are not entitled to vote thus resulting in a total of 298,762,125 voting rights. Other than treasury shares one share equals one voting right. Therefore 151,985,676 shares/voting rights represent 50.9% of all voting rights.
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OMV Aktiengesellschaft
With Group sales of EUR 20.04 bn and a workforce of 33,665 employees in 2007, as well as market capitalization of approx. EUR 7bn, OMV Aktiengesellschaft is one of Austria's largest listed industrial companies. As the leading oil and gas group in Central Europe, OMV is active in Refining and Marketing (R&M) in 13 countries. In Exploration and Production (E&P) OMV is active in 20 countries on five continents. In Gas & Power (G&P) OMV sells more than 13 bcm gas per year. Via Baumgarten, one of the most important turntables for gas in Europe, approximately 64 bcm gas is transported annually. OMV's Central European Gas Hub is amongst the three largest hubs in Continental Europe.
OMV is the largest oil and gas group in Central Europe, with oil and gas reserves of approx. 1.22 bn boe, daily production of around 316,000 boe and an annual refining capacity of 26.4 mn t. OMV now has 2,527 filling stations in 13 countries. The market share of the group in the R&M business segment in the Danube Region is now 20%.
OMV further strengthened its leading position in the European growth belt through the acquisition of 41.58% of Petrol Ofisi, Turkey's leading company in the retail and commercial business.
In June 2006, OMV has established the OMV Future Energy Fund, a wholly owned subsidiary to support projects in renewable energy with more than EUR 100 mn to initiate the change from a pure oil and gas group to an energy group with renewable energy in its portfolio.
OMV: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
OMV is a member of the U.N. Global Compact and actively committed to the values enshrined in its Code of Conduct. These include a strong sense of responsibility towards the social and natural environment in economically weak regions. OMV works hard to address economic, environmental and social issues related to its operations. Its CSR activities are fully documented in biannual performance reports compiled according to Global Reporting Initiative guidelines. The "Global 100 Ranking" presented at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos ranks OMV as one of the six most sustainable energy companies worldwide.
For further information, please contact:
OMVPress:
Bettina Gneisz
Tel.: 0043 1 40 440 21660
E-Mail: bettina.gneisz@omv.com
Thomas Huemer
Tel.: 0043 1 40 440 21661
E-Mail: thomas.huemer@omv.com
Michaela Huber
Tel.: 0043 1 40 440 21661
Email: michaela.huber@omv.com
Investors/Analysts:
Ana-Barbara Kuncic
Tel.: 0043 1 40 440 21600
E-Mail: investor.relations@omv.com
Internet: http://www.omv.com
Financial Dynamics (London)
Charles Armitstead
Tel: + 44 207 269 7275
Email: charles.armitstead@fd.com
Edward Bridges
Tel: +44 207 269 7147
Email: edward.bridges@fd.com
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