Punch Reaches Agreement with Bencis on the Transfer of Shareholding in Xeikon

July 18, 2013—In accordance with the provisions of the Belgian Act of 2 August 2002 and the Dutch Financial Supervision Act, Punch International nv (‘Punch’), on the one hand, and Bencis Capital Partners Belgium NV (‘Bencis’), on the other hand, announce that they have entered into an agreement for the respective sale and purchase of the controlling interest that Punch holds in Xeikon N.V. (‘Xeikon’).

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