GORENJE, d.d., Velenje

The decision of the Competition Protection Office of Republic of Slovenia

Velenje, Slovenia, 19 March 2007 - Pursuant Article 38, Paragraph 3 of the Restriction of Competition Prevention Act, and by appropriate analogous application of the provisions of the General Administrative Procedure Act, the Competition Protection Office of Republic of Slovenia has adopted the following decision:

The Office does not oppose the notified case of concentration of the companies GORENJE, gospodinjski aparati, d.d., Partizanska 12, Velenje, and SUROVINA, družba za predelavo odpadkov, d.d., Ulica Vita Kraigherja 5, Maribor, which arose following the acquisition of ownership of a part of the Surovina company; the Office further declares that concentration complies with the rules and regulations pertaining to competition.

The public announcement will be also available on the web-site www.gorenje.com.

Date: 19. 3. 2007