Ad hoc announcement Burgenland Holding AG / Keyword(s): Forecast/Dividend Burgenland Holding AG: Energie Burgenland AG's dividend increase for the 2011/12 business year has positive impact on result of Burgenland Holding AG for current business year - ISIN AT0000640552 Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At the beginning of July 2012, BEWAG and BEGAS, the two energy services companies, were merged to Energie Burgenland AG retroactively as of October 1st, 2011. Burgenland Holding AG holds 49% of the share capital of Energie Burgenland AG. Today, the Company was informed that Energie Burgenland AG will propose a dividend payment in the amount of EUR 17.0m to the Annual General Meeting, with EUR 8.33m accounting for Burgenland Holding AG (previous year: EUR 6.49m). With revenue of EUR 303.3m (previous year: EUR 337.5m) Energie Burgenland Group recorded in the past financial year a pre-tax profit of EUR 24.1m (previous year: BEWAG and BEGAS cumulative: EUR 4.0m). Contact: EVN AG Head of Corporate Communications EVN Group Stefan Zach EVN Platz 2344 Maria Enzersdorf Tel.: +43 2236 200-122 94 Fax: +43 2236 200-822 94 Mobil: +43 676 810 32 294 stefan.zach@evn.at 04.02.2013 DGAP’s Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Burgenland Holding AG Marktstraße 3 7000 Eisenstadt Austria Phone: +43 2236 200 24186 Fax: +43 2236 200 84703 E-mail: info@buho.at Internet: www.buho.at ISIN: AT0000640552 WKN: 879095 Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart; Wien (Amtlicher Handel / Official Market) End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------