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MEDIA RELEASE
Sulzer AG
Corporate Communications Investor Relations
Stockholding Notification of the Renova Group and Sulzer Ltd
Renova Group Increased its Shareholding in
Sulzer Ltd to 31.2%

The Renova Group informed Sulzer Ltd that it has increased its
shareholding from 27.1% up to 31.2%. The combined shareholding
of Renova and Sulzer, which are considered to be a group for the
purpose of disclosure of shareholdings, is 34.4%.

In accordance with the ordinance of the Takeover Chamber of the Swiss
Federal Banking Commission (SFBC) dated May 29, 2008, Rz (40) to
(50), the Renova Group and Sulzer Ltd are to be considered a group for
the purpose of disclosures of shareholdings within the meaning of Art. 15
SESTO-FINMA.
On March 27, 2009, Renova informed Sulzer Ltd that it had agreed with
the issuers of the two previously announced Swaps on the following:
• Spot and share forward transaction in connection with an equity swap
transaction regarding 534'190 Sulzer shares (ISIN CH0002376454) between Renova Industries and Nexgen. • Spot and share forward transaction in connection with an equity swap transaction regarding 870'000 Sulzer shares (ISIN CH0002376454) between Renova Industries and ABN.
Pursuant to the Swiss Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities
Trading, the following combined shareholdings are disclosed.
Combined holding as of March 26, 2009:

Equity Securities
Voting Rights
Number Shares
Percentage
11 774 752
11 774 752
Purchase Positions
Voting Rights
1 Including 1.14% Forward Shares of Sulzer Ltd, which were listed as Financial Instruments under Purchase Positions before.
MEDIA RELEASE
Winterthur, March 30, 2009
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Sale Positions
Voting Rights Conferred
Salve, Everest, Jollinson, Renova Industries, Renova Holding, TZ Columbus, Columbus Trust and Mr Vekselberg are herein referred to as the Renova Group. Salve Beteiligungs GmbH, Griechengasse 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria is a 100% subsidiary of Everest, Griechengasse 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria, which is a 100% subsidiary of Jollinson Holdings Limited, Nestonos 5 CY-6035 Lar-naca, Cyprus, which is a 100% subsidiary of Renova Industries, which is a 86% controlled subsidiary of Renova Holding Ltd, 2nd Terrace West Centre-ville, P.O. Box N-7755 Nassau, Bahamas. The 100% shareholder of Renova Holding is TZ Columbus Services Ltd., Pasea Estate, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Island as trustee of the Columbus Trust, a trust established un-der laws of Cayman Islands, whose ultimate beneficiary is Victor F. Veksel-berg, 19 Bakrushina Street, Bld. 2, Apt. 15, 113054 Moscow, Russia, and Susenbergstrasse 94, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland. The shareholder’s contact person for the present notification is David Kal-berer, 8832 Wilen, Switzerland. Contact persons at Sulzer: see below. Sulzer was founded in 1834 in Winterthur, Switzerland, and today is active in machinery and equipment manufacturing and surface engineering at over 120 locations worldwide. The divi-sions are global leaders in their respective customer segments, which include the oil and gas, hydrocarbon processing, power generation, pulp and paper, aviation and automotive industries. www.sulzer.com Sulzer celebrates its 175 years anniversary in 200
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