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SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH announces EUR 200 million offering

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER OR INVITATION TO SELL OR ISSUE, OR ANY SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY SECURITIES OF SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH AG OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Lucerne, 3 April 2017 - SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH AG (the "Company"), a global leader in special long steel, today announced an offering (the "Offering") of EUR 200 million of euro-denominated Senior Secured Notes due 2022 (the "Notes").

The Notes will be issued by the Company's subsidiary SCHMOLZ+BICKENBACH Luxembourg Finance S.A. The Company expects that the proceeds of the Offering will be used (i) to redeem, on or after 15 May 2017, the outstanding portion of the Senior Secured Notes due 2019 issued by its subsidiary SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Luxembourg S.A, (ii) for the partial repayment of drawings under the Company's Revolving Credit Facility and (iii) to pay costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Offering and the redemption of the existing Senior Secured Notes due 2019.

The Notes are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act and, if an investor is a resident of a member state of the European Economic Area (the "EEA"), only to such an investor that is a qualified investor (within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of Directive 2003/71/EC, together with any amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU, to the extent implemented in the relevant member state (the "Prospectus Directive")).

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For further information:

Dr Ulrich Steiner, Vice President Corporate Communications & Investor Relations

Telephone +41 (0)41 581 4120

u.steiner@schmolz-bickenbach.com

www.schmolz-bickenbach.com

About SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH

The SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Group is today one of the world's leading providers of individual solutions in the special long steel products sector. The Group is one of the leading manufacturers of tool steel and non-corrosive long steel on the global market and one of the two largest companies in Europe for alloyed and high-alloyed constructional steel. With around 8 900 employees and its own production and distribution companies in 30 countries on 5 continents, the company guarantees global support and supply for its customers and offers them a complete portfolio of production and sales & services around the world. Customers benefit from the company's technological expertise, consistently high product quality around the world as well as detailed knowledge of local markets.

Forward-looking statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements about developments, plans, intentions, assumptions, expectations, convictions, possible impacts or the description of future events, outlooks, revenues, results or situations, for example. These are based upon the company's current expectations, convictions and assumptions, but could materially differ from any future results, performance or achievements. We are providing this communication as of the date hereof and do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Cautionary statement

This document is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. The offering of Notes described in this announcement and any related guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act. There will be no public offering of these securities in the United States.

This document has been prepared on the basis that any offer of the Notes in any Member State of the European Economic Area ("EEA") will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of Notes.

This document is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom that are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the Prospectus Directive and that also (i) are "investment professionals" falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the "Order"), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) of the Order, or (iii) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This document is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are

not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.

Neither the content of any website of the SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Group nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on any website of the SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Group is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement. No money, securities or other consideration is being solicited, and, if sent in response to the information contained herein, will not be accepted.

This press release may include projections and other "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forwardlooking statements are based on current expectations and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Group's or its industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and the SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Group does not undertake publicly to update or revise any forward-looking statement that may be made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

This announcement contains inside information within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 on market abuse.


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