Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt: Request of Austrian Federal Competition Authority

Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt / Key word(s): Statement/Statement

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Mannheim, September 8, 2010

Request of Austrian Federal Competition Authority
 

On September 7, 2010 Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt, Mannheim, and its
subsidiary AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG, Vienna/Austria, were informed that the
Austrian Federal Competition Authority has referred AGRANA Zucker GmbH and
Südzucker, among others, to the Cartel Court of Vienna on allegation of a
past violation of the Austrian Cartel Act. AGRANA and Südzucker were
accused of engaging in anti-competitive agreements relating to Austria.
Südzucker is currently examining this accusation which is new to the
company.


Südzucker AG, Mannheim/Ochsenfurt
Central Investor Relations Department
Bernhard Juretzek
Maximilianstrasse 10
68165 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 421-530
Fax: +49 621 421-7530
bernhard.juretzek@suedzucker.de


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Language:     English
Company:      Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt
              Maximilianstr. 10
              68165 Mannheim
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)621 - 421-530
Fax:          +49 (0)621 - 421-7530
E-mail:       investor.relations@suedzucker.de
Internet:     www.suedzucker.de
ISIN:         DE0007297004, DE0008461021 DE0001780807 DE000A0AABH1
XS0222524372
WKN:          729700, 846102, 178080, A0AABH, A0E6FU, 
Indices:      MDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg,
              München, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in
              Hannover
 
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