Andritz AG ("Andritz”) is incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Austria and is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since June 2001. The Andritz Group (the "Group”) is a leading producer of high technology industrial machinery and operates in four main strategic business areas: Pulp and Paper, Rolling Mills and Strip Processing Lines, Environment and Process Technologies and Feed Technology.

The average number of employees in the Group was 5,632 in 2005 and 5,026 in 2004. The registered office address of the Group is located at Stattegger Strasse 18, 8045 Graz, Austria.

The consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the management and will be acknowledged by the Supervisory Board.

Various amounts and percentages set out in these consolidated financial statements have been rounded and accordingly may not total.