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Publication according to Section 82 (8) of the (Austrian) Stock Exchange Act (Börsegesetz) in connection with Section 82 (9) of the Stock Exchange Act and Sections 1 and 2 of the Publication Regulation (Veröffentlichungsverordnung).

By resolution of the 6th Ordinary Shareholders‘ Meeting of Mayr- Melnhof Karton AG of May 24, 2000 the Company was authorized for a period of 18 months to buy own shares of up to 10 percent of the Company’s capital stock. The counter value per share to be acquired shall, however, not exceed the average market price during the last 10 trading days prior to the relevant purchase and must not be less than half of this price. The mentioned resolution was published in the Amtsblatt zur Wiener Zeitung (formal official gazette) on July 20, 2000.

On March 12, 2001 the Managing Board of Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG has decided to make use of this authorization. The Supervisory Board of the Company has approved of this decision in a meeting on the same day.

Details of the share repurchase program:

Period of time: from March 19, 2001 until November 24, 2001, at the latest
Class of shares: ordinary bearer shares
Intended volume: up to 1,200,000 ordinary shares, i.e. up to a maximum of 10% of the current capital stock
Repurchase price: The repurchase price must not exceed the average market price during the last 10 trading days prior to the relevant purchase, nor must be less than half of this price.
Type of repurchase: via the Vienna Stock Exchange
Purpose of repurchase: Stabilization of the share price; opening of a possibility to utilize own stock in acquiring shareholdings

Note according to Section 2 (4) of the Publication Regulation:

The Company intends to publish all transactions carried out within the scope of this Share Repurchase Program in the internet under www.mayr-melnhof.com.