Wels, 2 July 2015 – CROSS Industries AG announces, that pursuant to § 91 Austrian Stock Exchange Act it was informed by Pierer Industrie AG as follows: The share capital of CROSS Industries AG amounts to EUR 225,386,742 and is divided into 225,386,742 shares. As of 10 June 2015, Pierer Industrie AG was holding 191,837,154 shares of CROSS Industries AG; this equaled to approximately 85.11% of the voting rights of CROSS Industries AG. Since 10 June 2015 Pierer Industrie AG has sold shares of CROSS Industries AG in several steps.

Pierer Industrie AG has informed the company that on 30 June 2015 its voting rights in CROSS Industries AG went below the threshold of 75% and currently amount to approximately 74.94% (number of shares: 168,916,006).

For questions please contact:

Mag. Michaela Friepeß
Investor Relations
info@crossindustries.at

Wels, 10 June 2015 – CROSS Industries AG announces, that pursuant to § 91 and § 91a Austrian Stock Exchange Act it was informed by Pierer Industrie AG, Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Stefan Pierer as follows:

Facts

The share capital of CROSS Industries AG amounts to EUR 225,386,742 and is divided into 225,386,742 shares. So far, Pierer Industrie AG was holding 221,724,080 shares of CROSS Industries AG; this equaled to 98.37% of the voting rights of CROSS Industries AG. Pierer Industrie AG is controlled by Stefan Pierer through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH. On 10 June 2015 Pierer Industrie AG has sold 29,886,926 shares of CROSS Industries AG; this equals to 13.26% of the voting rights of CROSS Industries AG.

Announcements pursuant to § 91 Austrian Stock Exchange Act

1. Pierer Industrie AG

Pierer Industrie AG has announced, that its voting rights in CROSS Industries AG, which can be exercised directly, on 10 June 2015 went below the threshold of 90% and currently amount to approximately 85.11% (number of shares: 191,837,154).

2. Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH

Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH has announced, that its voting rights in CROSS Industries AG, which can be exercised indirectly through Pierer Industrie AG, on 10 June 2015 went below the threshold of 90% and currently amount to approximately 85.11% (number of shares: 191,837,154).

3. Stefan Pierer

Stefan Pierer has announced, that his voting rights in CROSS Industries AG, which can be exercised indirectly through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Pierer Industrie AG, on 10 June 2015 went below the threshold of 90% and currently amount to approximately 85.11% (number of shares: 191,837,154).

Wels, 2 June 2015 – CROSS Industries AG (previously BF HOLDING AG) announces, that pursuant to § 91 and § 91a Austrian Stock Exchange Act it was informed by Pierer Industrie AG, Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Stefan Pierer as follows:

Facts

So far, Pierer Industrie AG was holding 11,744,080 shares of BF HOLDING AG (now CROSS Industries AG); this equaled to 76.33% of the voting rights of BF HOLDING AG (now CROSS Industries AG). Pierer Industrie AG is controlled by Stefan Pierer through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH. Moreover, Pierer Industrie AG is the sole shareholder of CROSS Industries AG.

In the annual shareholders’ meetings of CROSS Industries AG, FN 261823 i, (“CROSS OLD”) and BF HOLDING AG, FN 78112 x, held on 22 April 2015 it has been resolved to merge CROSS OLD as transferring company into BF HOLDING AG as receiving company (the “Merger”). In the annual shareholders’ meetings of BF HOLDING AG, FN 78112 x, on 22 April 2015 it has also been resolved to change the company name of BF HOLDING AG to CROSS Industries AG.

The Merger and the change of BF HOLDING AG’s company name were registered with the company register on 2 June 2015.

To implement the merger, the share capital of BF HOLDING AG was increased by EUR 210,000,000 from currently EUR 15,386,742 to EUR 225,386,742 by issuing 210,000,000 new shares. In connection with the merger, BF HOLDING AG has granted 210,000,000 new shares to Pierer Industrie AG as sole shareholder of CROSS OLD.

Announcements pursuant to § 91a and § 91 Austrian Stock Exchange Act

1. Pierer Industrie AG

Announcement pursuant to § 91a Austrian Stock Exchange Act

Pierer Industrie AG has announced, that - due to the registration of the Merger with the company register on 2 June 2015 - it no longer holds an instrument pursuant to § 91a Austrian Stock Exchange Act. The voting rights in
relation to shares of CROSS Industries AG (previously BF HOLDING AG), which were directly held pursuant to § 91a Austrian Stock Exchange Act since 22 April 2015, due to the registration of the Merger with the company register on 2 June 2015 went below the thresholds of 90%, 75%, 50%, 45%, 40%, 35%, 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 4% and currently amount to 0%.

Announcement pursuant to § 91 Austrian Stock Exchange Act

Pierer Industrie AG has announced, that due to the registration of the Merger with the company register its voting rights in CROSS Industries AG (previously BF HOLDING AG), which can be exercised directly, on 2 June 2015 have reached and exceeded the thresholds of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 75% and 90% and currently amount to approximately 98.38% (number of shares: 221,744,080).

2. Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH

Announcement pursuant to § 91a Austrian Stock Exchange Act

erer Konzerngesellschaft mbH has announced, that - due to the registration of the Merger with the company register on 2 June 2015 - it no longer holds an instrument pursuant to § 91a Austrian Stock Exchange Act. The voting rights in relation to shares of CROSS Industries AG (previously BF HOLDING AG) pursuant to § 91a Austrian Stock Exchange Act, which were indirectly held through Pierer Industrie AG since 22 April 2015, due to the
registration of the Merger with the company register on 2 June 2015 went below the thresholds of 90%, 75%, 50%, 45%, 40%, 35%, 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 4% and currently amount to 0%.

Announcement pursuant to § 91 Austrian Stock Exchange Act

Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH has announced, that due to the registration of the Merger with the company register its voting rights in CROSS Industries AG (previously BF HOLDING AG), which can be exercised indirectly through Pierer Industrie AG, on 2 June 2015 have reached and exceeded the thresholds of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 75% and 90% and currently amount to approximately 98.38% (number of shares: 221,744,080).

As parent company Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH has also announced, that in the course of the Merger the company CROSS OLD has ceased to exist and that therefore CROSS OLD as of the registration of the Merger with the company register on 2 June 2015 does not hold any longer shares of CROSS Industries AG (previously BF HOLDING AG).

3. Stefan Pierer

Announcement pursuant to § 91a Austrian Stock Exchange Act

Stefan Pierer has announced, that - due to the registration of the Merger with the company register on 2 June 2015 - he no longer holds an instrument pursuant to § 91a Austrian Stock Exchange Act. The voting rights in relation to shares of CROSS Industries AG (previously BF HOLDING AG) pursuant to § 91a Austrian Stock Exchange Act, which were indirectly held through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Pierer Industrie AG since 22 April 2015, due to the registration of the Merger with the company register on 2 June 2015 went below the thresholds of 90%, 75%, 50%, 45%, 40%, 35%, 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 4% and currently amount to 0%.

Announcement pursuant to § 91 Austrian Stock Exchange Act

Stefan Pierer has announced, that due to the registration of the Merger with the company register his voting rights in CROSS Industries AG (previously BF HOLDING AG), which can be exercised indirectly through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Pierer Industrie AG, on 2 June 2015 have reached and exceeded the thresholds of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 75% and 90% and currently amount to approximately 98.38% (number of shares: 221,744,080).

4. Michael Hofer

nouncement pursuant to § 91 Austrian Stock Exchange Act

Michael Hofer has announced, that - due to the dilution resulting from the registration of the Merger with the company register - his voting rights in CROSS Industries AG (previously BF HOLDING AG) on 2 June 2015 went below the thresholds of 5% and 4% and currently amount to approximately 0.65% (1,452,695 shares).

Wels, 28 April 2015 – BF HOLDING AG announces, that pursuant to § 91a and § 91 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act (BörseG) it was informed by Pierer Industrie AG, Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Mr. Stefan Pierer as follows:

Pierer Industrie AG is currently holding 11,692,086 shares of BF HOLDING AG; this equals to approximately 75,99% of the share capital of BF HOLDING AG. Pierer Industrie AG is controlled by Stefan Pierer through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH. Moreover, Pierer Industrie AG is the sole shareholder of CROSS Industries AG.

In the annual shareholders’ meetings of CROSS Industries AG and BF HOLDING AG held on 22 April 2015 it has been resolved to merge CROSS Industries AG as transferring company into BF HOLDING AG as receiving company.

To implement the merger, the share capital of BF HOLDING AG is increased by EUR 210,000,000 from currently EUR 15,386,742 to EUR 225,386,742 by issuing 210,000,000 new shares. In connection with the merger, BF HOLDING AG will grant 210,000,000 new shares to Pierer Industrie AG as sole shareholder of CROSS Industries AG, with effectiveness of the merger, hence when the merger was entered in the commercial register.

The respective merger agreement has been signed on 22 April 2015.

Pierer Industrie AG

Pierer Industrie AG has informed BF HOLDING AG, that due to the stipulation of the merger agreement on 22 April 2015 it holds an instrument pursuant to § 91a BörseG in order to acquire 210,000,000 new shares of BF HOLDING AG upon registration of the merger with the commercial register. Therefore, on 22 April 2015, the voting rights in relation to shares of BF HOLDING AG, which can be exercised pursuant to § 91a BörseG, have reached and exceeded the thresholds of 4%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 75% and 90% and currently amount to approximately 93.17% (number of shares: 210,000,000).

The execution of the transaction (Verfügungsgeschäft) in relation to these 210,000,000 new shares of BF HOLDING AG shall take place at the earliest at the day of the legal effectiveness of the registration of the merger with the commercial register and at the latest on 30 June 2015.

With respect to the new 210,000,000 shares of BF HOLDING AG that will be issued in connection with the merger after the execution of the transaction, the voting rights of Pierer Industrie AG in BF HOLDING AG, which can be exercised pursuant to § 91 BörseG, will increase from currently approximately 75.99% (number of shares: 11,692,086) to approximately 98.36% (number of shares: 221,692,086)

Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH

On 22 April 2015, the voting rights of Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH in BF HOLDING AG, which can be exercised pursuant to § 91a BörseG indirectly through Pierer Industrie AG, have reached and exceeded the thresholds of 4%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 75% and 90% and currently amount to approximately 93.17% (number of shares: 210,000,000).

The execution of the transaction (Verfügungsgeschäft) in relation to these 210,000,000 new shares of BF HOLDING AG shall take place at the earliest at the day of the legal effectiveness of the registration of the merger with the commercial register and at the latest on 30 June 2015.

With respect to the new 210,000,000 shares of BF HOLDING AG that will be issued in connection with the merger after the execution of the transaction, the voting rights of Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH in BF HOLDING AG, which can be exercised indirectly through Pierer Industrie AG, will increase from currently approximately 75.99% (number of shares: 11,692,086) to approximately 98.36% (number of shares: 221,692,086).

DI Stefan Pierer

On 22 April 2015, the voting rights of Mr. Stefan Pierer in BF HOLDING AG, which can be exercised pursuant to § 91a BörseG indirectly through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Pierer Industrie AG, have reached and exceeded the thresholds of 4%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 75% and 90% and currently amount to approximately 93.17% (number of shares: 210,000,000).

The execution of the transaction (Verfügungsgeschäft) in relation to these 210,000,000 new shares of BF HOLDING AG shall take place at the earliest at the day of the legal effectiveness of the registration of the merger with the commercial register and at the latest on 30 June 2015.

With respect to the new 210,000,000 shares of BF HOLDING AG that will be issued in connection with the merger after the execution of the transaction, the voting rights of Mr. Stefan Pierer in BF HOLDING AG, which can be exercised indirectly through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Pierer Industrie AG, will increase from currently approximately 75.99% (number of shares: 11,692,086) to approximately 98.36% (number of shares: 221,692,086).

For questions please contact:

BF HOLDING AG Edisonstraße 1, 4600 Wels

Mag. Michaela Friepeß

E-mail: Investorrelations@brainforce.co.at

Telefon: +43 7242 69402

Wels, 18 February 2015 – BF HOLDING AG announces, that pursuant to § 91a and § 91 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act (“BörseG”) it was informed by Pierer Industrie AG, Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Mr. Stefan Pierer as follows:

Currently, Pierer Industrie AG holds 9,820,359 shares of BF HOLDING AG. This equals to approximately 63.82% of the share capital of BF HOLDING AG. Pierer Industrie AG is controlled by Mr. Stefan Pierer through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH.

Pierer Industrie AG has announced on 6 November 2014, that it intends to launch a voluntary takeover bid to the shareholders of BF HOLDING AG pursuant to §§ 4 ss of the Austrian Take Over Act (the „Voluntary Offer“). The Voluntary Offer aims at the acquisition of all shares of BF HOLDING AG, which are not in the property of Pierer Industrie AG, of persons acting in concert with Pierer Industrie AG and shareholders, which have entered into an agreement with Pierer Industrie AG not to accept the Voluntary Offer. Therefore, the Voluntary Offer is addressed to the acquisition of a total of 4,042,650 shares of BF HOLDING AG (approximately 26.27% of the share capital of BF HOLDING AG). The Voluntary Offer has been published on 22 December 2014.

Due to the acceptance of the Voluntary Offer in respect of 1,871,727 shares Pierer Industrie AG held an instrument pursuant to §91a BörseG. The voting rights relating to shares of BF HOLDING AG, which were held pursuant to § 91a BörseG, so far have exceeded the threshold of 10% and amounted to approximately 12.16% (number of shares: 1,871,727).

Pierer Industrie AG

Notification pursuant to § 91a BörseG

Pierer Industrie AG has informed BF HOLDING AG, that due to the transfer of 1,871,727 shares of BF HOLDING AG delivered into the Voluntary Offer the voting rights relating to shares of BF HOLDING AG, which were held pursuant to § 91a BörseG, on 16 February 2015 have fallen below the thresholds of 10%, 5% and 4% and have been reduced to zero.

Notification pursuant to § 91 BörseG

Pierer Industrie AG has informed BF HOLDING AG, that due to the transfer of 1,871,727 shares of BF HOLDING AG delivered into the Voluntary Offer the voting rights of Pierer Industrie AG in BF HOLDING AG, which can be executed pursuant to § 91 BörseG, on 16 February 2015 have reached and exceeded the threshold of 75% and currently amount to 75.99% (number of shares: 11,692,086).

Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH

Notification pursuant to § 91a BörseG

The voting rights of Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH in BF HOLDING AG pursuant to § 91a BörseG, which were held indirectly through Pierer Industrie AG, on 16 February 2015 have fallen below the thresholds of 10%, 5% and 4% and have been reduced to zero.

Notification pursuant to § 91 BörseG

After the execution of the contractual transaction in relation to the 1,871,727 shares of BF HOLDING AG delivered into the Voluntary Offer, the voting rights of Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH in BF HOLDING AG, which can be executed indirectly through Pierer Industrie AG, on 16 February 2015 have reached and exceeded the threshold of 75% and currently amount to 75.99% (number of shares: 11,692,086).

Stefan Pierer

Notification pursuant to § 91a BörseG

The voting rights of Mr. Stefan Pierer in BF HOLDING AG pursuant to § 91a BörseG, which were held indirectly through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Pierer Industrie AG, on 16 February 2015 have fallen below the thresholds of 10%, 5% and 4% and have been reduced to zero.

Notification pursuant to § 91 BörseG

After the execution of the contractual transaction in relation to the 1,871,727 shares BF HOLDING AG delivered into the Voluntary Offer, the voting rights of Mr. Stefan Pierer in BF HOLDING AG, which can be executed indirectly through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Pierer Industrie AG, on 16 February 2015 have reached and exceeded the threshold of 75% and currently amount to 75.99% (number of shares: 11,692,086).

Wels, 4 February 2015 – BF HOLDING AG announces, that pursuant to § 91a in connection with § 91 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act ("BörseG") it was informed by Pierer Industrie AG, Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Mr. Stefan Pierer as follows:

Currently, Pierer Industrie AG holds 9,820,359 shares of BF HOLDING AG. This equals to approximately 63.82% of the share capital of BF HOLDING AG. Pierer Industrie AG is controlled by Mr. Stefan Pierer through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH. Pierer Industrie AG has announced on 6 November 2014, that it intends to launch a voluntary takeover bid to the shareholders of BF HOLDING AG pursuant to §§ 4 ss of the Austrian Take Over Act (the "Voluntary Offer"). The Voluntary Offer aims at the acquisition of all shares of BF HOLDING AG, which are not in the property of Pierer Industrie AG, of persons acting in concert with Pierer Industrie AG and shareholders, which have entered into an agreement with Pierer Industrie AG not to accept the Voluntary Offer. Therefore, the Voluntary Offer is addressed to the acquisition of a total of 4,042,650 shares of BF HOLDING AG (approximately 26.27% of the share capital of BF HOLDING AG). The Voluntary Offer has been published on 22 December 2014. Due to the acceptance of the Voluntary Offer in respect of 1,240,000 shares, as of 22 December 2014 Pierer Industrie AG holds an instrument pursuant to §91a BörseG. The voting rights relating to shares of BF HOLDING AG, which are held pursuant to § 91a BörseG, so far have exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounted to approximately 8.06% (number of shares: 1,240,000).

Pierer Industrie AG
Pierer Industrie AG has informed BF HOLDING AG, that due to the additional acceptances of the Voluntary Offer the voting rights relating to shares of BF HOLDING AG, which are held pursuant to § 91a BörseG, on 2 February 2015 have reached and exceeded the threshold of 10% and currently amount to approximately 12.16% (number of shares: 1,871,727). The contractual transaction in relation to these 1,871,727 shares of BF HOLDING AG shall be executed until mid February 2015. After the execution of the contractual transaction in relation to the 1,871,727 shares delivered into the Voluntary Offer, the voting rights of Pierer Industrie AG in BF HOLDING AG, which can be executed pursuant to § 91 BörseG, will increase from currently 63.82% (number of shares: 9,820,359) to approximately 75.99% (number of shares: 11,692,086).

Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH
The voting rights of Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH in BF HOLDING AG pursuant to § 91a BörseG, which are held indirectly through Pierer Industrie AG, on 2 February 2015 have reached and exceeded the threshold of 10% and currently amount to approximately 12.16% (number of shares: 1,871,727). The contractual transaction in relation to these 1,871,727 shares of BF HOLDING AG shall be executed until mid February 2015. After the execution of the contractual transaction in relation to the 1,871,727 shares so far delivered into the Voluntary Offer, the voting rights of Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH in BF HOLDING AG, which can be executed indirectly through Pierer Industrie AG, will increase from currently 63.82% (number of shares: 9,820,359) to approximately 75.99% (number of shares: 11,692,086).

Stefan Pierer
The voting rights of Mr. Stefan Pierer in BF HOLDING AG pursuant to § 91a BörseG, which are held indirectly through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Pierer Industrie AG, on 2 February 2015 have reached and exceeded the threshold of 10% and currently amount to approximately 12.16% (number of shares: 1,871,727). The contractual transaction in relation to these 1,871,727 shares of BF HOLDING AG shall be executed until mid February 2015. After the execution of the contractual transaction in relation to the 1,871,727 shares delivered into the Voluntary Offer, the voting rights of Mr. Stefan Pierer in BF HOLDING AG, which can be executed indirectly through Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and Pierer Industrie AG, will increase from currently 63.82% (number of shares: 9,820,359) to approximately 75.99% (number of shares: 11,692,086).

Further Information:

BF HOLDING AG
Edisonstraße 1, 4600 Wels
Mag. Michaela Friepeß
E-mail: Investorrelations@brainforce.co.at
Telefon: +43 7242 69402