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Sif awarded the production of all 71 monopiles and transition pieces for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm

roermond Sif Holding N.V. , a leading manufacturer of large steel tubulars which are used as foundation

21 February 2017 components for the offshore wind and offshore oil & gas markets, announces today that it has been

the netherlands awarded the production of all 71 monopiles and, in joint venture with Smulders, all the transition pieces for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind park. The contract has been awarded by GeoSea, a DEME Group's subsidiary specialized in complex offshore marine engineering projects. GeoSea as subcontractor of Siemens is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the foundations for the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm.

The EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm is located approximately 90 km north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea. The project will cover an area of around 40 square kilometers with water depths of up to 40 meters and will comprise of 71 Siemens SWT- 7.0-154 wind turbines. The turbines will be built on monopile foundations. With a total installed capacity of 497 MW, the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm is currently the biggest offshore wind project in Germany.

The monopiles will be produced by Sif. The transition pieces will be produced by Sif in joint venture with Smulders, whereby Sif will produce the primary steel and Smulders will be responsible for the secondary steel and outfitting of the transition pieces.

The production is scheduled in the second half of 2017 and will extend till mid-2018.

about sif holding n.v.

Sif is a leading manufacturer of large steel tubulars which are used as foundation components for the offshore wind and offshore oil & gas markets. The Company manufactures customised tubular components for offshore foundations, predominantly in the greater North Sea region. Sif combines a highly automated and flexible production facility with technology leadership in rolling and welding of heavy steel plates which is based on over 65 years of experience and innovative in-house developed techniques and processes. Sif primarily produces monopiles, transition pieces and piles that are used to anchor jacket foundations in the seabed for offshore wind turbines, as well as legs, pile sleeves and piles of the larger jackets for oil & gas as well as tubular structures for various uses such as jetties.

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For further information, please contact:

sif holding n.v.

Fons van Lith

telephone +31 (0)475 385 777

mobile +31 (0)6 5131 4952

e-mail f.vanlith@sif-group.com

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