Announcement of Állami Nyomda on contingent increase in ownership interes

Shareholders Dr. Ákos Erdős, Dr. Istvánné Gömöri and Royalton Investors Three Limited (the “Selling Shareholders”) have made the following announcement to the Board of Directors of Állami Nyomda Plc. in compliance with Section 67(7) of Act CXX of 2001 on the Capital Market:
Pursuant to the management agreement entered into by Állami Nyomda Plc. (the “Company”), the Selling Shareholders and Concorde Értékpapír Rt. (“Concorde”), as manager, on 8 December 2005, Concorde acquired from the Selling Shareholders (and since then has sold) 104,000 Series “A” registered ordinary shares issued by the Company with a par value of HUF 980 each, which represent a 7.45% ownership interest in the Company (the “Block of Shares”). Concorde may pay the Selling Shareholders the consideration for the Block of Shares either in cash or in an equal number of shares by 10 January 2006. If Concorde pays the consideration in shares by 10 January 2006, the Selling Shareholders’ combined ownership interest in the Company may increase from the current 26.5% to 34%, whereby the number of ordinary shares held by Dr. Ákos Erdős may rise from 173,986 to 222,907 (increasing his ownership interest from 12.5% to 16%), the number of ordinary shares held by Dr. Istvánné Gömöri may rise from 29,367 to 37,625 (increasing her ownership interest from 2.1% to 2.7%), while the number of ordinary shares held by Royalton Investors Three Limited may rise from 166,514 to 213,335 (increasing its ownership interest from 11.9% to 15.25%).

The Board of Directors of Állami Nyomda Plc.