Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

Swarco AG; Eisenschutzgesellschaft m.b.H. - BWB/Z-5598 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

Swarco AG; Eisenschutzgesellschaft m.b.H.

BWB/Z-5598

05.08.2021

On 03.08.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

SWARCO AG intends to acquire 100% of the shares in Eisenschutzgesellschaft m.b.H, which is primarily active in road marking, but also in the fields of corrosion protection, painting and coating, from PORR Bau GmbH / PWW Holding GmbH.

Industry sector: F - Baugewerbe/Bau

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 31.08.2021.

Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.

Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.

Non-prohibition of the merger

The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have not applied for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court. The standstill obligation (§ 17 (1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 01.09.2021 .

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