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Apr 23, 2010

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OC Oerlikon Corporation AG: Capital Increase / Change of Strike Price Display / Change of Standard Contract Size / Temporary Cash Settlement instead of effective Delivery

In its annual general meeting on May 18, 2010, the company OC Oerlikon Corporation AG will decide, amongst other things, on a capital increase with subscription rights for the shareholders of OC Oerlikon Corporation AG. Subscription ratio will be 1:19 and the subscription price of the new shares will be CHF 3.72. Subscription period will start on May 25, 2010.

As a consequence of the capital increase, an adjustment to the Eurex options and the Eurex stock futures contracts on shares of OC Oerlikon Corporation AG (OERL/OERF) will become necessary.

Ex date will be May 25, 2010.
In connection with the capital increase, please find attached to this circular a General Disposition of Eurex Deutschland and a Disposition of Eurex Zürich about the temporary cash settlement in lieu of physical delivery.

Strike prices of the Eurex options on shares of OC Oerlikon Corporation AG (OERL) will in the future be displayed with two decimal places (formerly no decimals). The change will be implemented after the batch run on May 14, 2010, effective Monday, May 17, 2010.
Furthermore, the standard contract size of the Eurex options and the Eurex stock futures contract on OC Oerlikon Corporation AG (OERL/OERF) will be increased from 10 to 100 as of May 25, 2010.

This circular contains a description of the planned adjustment procedure.

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