DGAP-Ad-hoc: Burgenland Holding AG / Key word(s): Forecast/Dividend Burgenland Holding AG: Burgenland Holding Aktiengesellschaft benefits from one-time increase of dividend of Energie Burgenland AG for the financial year 2015/16 of approx. 10% over the prior year. 19-Dec-2016 / 13:56 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Energie Burgenland AG has just announced that its corporate bodies have today decided to recommend to the shareholders' meeting of the company scheduled for 21 March 2017 to pay a dividend out of net profits for the financial year 2015/16 of EUR 21 million in aggregate, which represents a one-time increase over the prior year of 10%. The results of Burgenland Holding Aktiengesellschaft are largely dependent on the results of Energie Burgenland AG in which it holds a 49% interest. Burgenland Holding Aktiengesellschaft therefore expects to recognize a proportionate dividend payment of EUR 10.29 million (2015/16 EUR 9.31 million) for the 2016/17 financial year. For subsequent years, Burgenland Holding Aktiengesellschaft expects Energie Burgenland AG intends to recommend dividend payments (if any) at historic levels to its corporate bodies for approval. 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19-Dec-2016 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at 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: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Stuttgart; Wien (Amtlicher Handel / Official Market) End of Announcement DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 531283 19-Dec-2016 CET/CEST