Amsterdam, 17 August 2007 — AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (“AMG”, EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: AMG) hereby gives notice, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003 implementing the Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC, that Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, as stabilising manager, has informed AMG that during the stabilisation period between 11 July 2007 and 10 August 2007 it did not undertake any stabilisation transactions in relation to the initial public offering of 15,024,465 ordinary shares in AMG (including shares offered pursuant to the over-allotment option).
About AMG
AMG, incorporated in the Netherlands, is a leading global specialty materials company offering highly engineered metallurgical products and advanced vacuum furnace systems to a broad range of end markets. AMG utilises its proprietary know-how to supply sophisticated metals and materials through its production and sales activities in 12 countries on five continents. In addition, AMG designs, engineers and produces advanced vacuum furnace systems for growing industries globally. AMG’s metallurgical expertise has enabled it to capture leading market positions for many of its products and systems. Most of AMG’s products and systems are critical to the production of key components for the aerospace, energy (including solar and nuclear), electronics, optics, chemicals, construction and transportation industries. AMG is organised into two business units: Advanced Materials and Engineering Systems.
The Advanced Materials unit develops and produces niche specialty metals and complex metals products, many of which are used in demanding, safety-critical, high-stress environments. AMG is one of a limited number of significant producers globally of niche specialty metals, such as ferrovanadium, ferronickel-molybdenum, ferrotitanium, aluminium master alloys and additives, silicon metal (including solar grade), chromium metal and magnesium alloys, used by steel, aluminium, silicones and superalloy producers for aerospace, energy, electronics, optics, chemicals, construction and transportation applications.
The Engineering Systems unit designs, engineers and produces advanced vacuum furnace systems and operates vacuum heat treatment facilities. AMG sells vacuum furnace systems to customers in the aerospace, energy (including solar and nuclear), transportation, electronics, superalloys and specialty steel industries.
AMG operates globally with production facilities in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Australia and also has sales and customer service offices in Belgium, Russia, China and Japan (website: www.amg-nv.com).
For further information please contact:
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. +1 610 975 4909
Arthur Spector
Deputy Chairman of the Management Board
Disclaimer
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No public offer of the shares has been or is being made in the United States and the information contained herein does not constitute an offering of securities for sale in the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. No money, securities or other consideration is being solicited and, if sent in response to the information contained herein, will not be accepted. The shares mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of US persons (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) absent registration or an exemption from registration.
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for AMG and no one else in connection herewith and will not be responsible to anyone other than AMG for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in connection herewith.