15.04.2010 Wels, 15 April 2010 Successful sale of Austria Email AG shareholding   On 17 February 2010 Buy-Out Central Europe II Beteiligungs-Invest AG (BOCE) acquired 63.41% of the shares of Austria Email AG from Unternehmens Invest AG. The transaction, which was subject to the clearance by the cartel authority, was closed today, enabling UIAG to obtain a reflow of funds in the amount of approximately € 20.9 million.   UIAG focuses on automotive industry General agreement on participation of planned capital increase of CROSS Industries AG   In future UIAG will focus on the consolidation of companies from the automotive industry. Shareholdings in such companies of UIAG’s future core area will exclusively be financed from equity capital. UIAG’s next step will be the participation in the planned capital increase of CROSS Industries AG. In the conduct of joint projects UIAG will revert to the management capacity and industrial know-how of CROSS Industries AG     For questions please contact: UIAG Management Board DI Stefan Pierer Edisonstrasse 1, A-4600 Wels Tel: +43-7242-69402 E-Mail: office@uiag.at