HORNBACH-Baumarkt-Aktiengesellschaft announced that pursuant to the provisions of the indenture dated November 19, 2004 by and between HORNBACH-Baumarkt-Aktiengesellschaft and The Bank of New York as Trustee,Transfer Agent, Registrar and Principal Paying Agent, and AIB/BNY Fund Management (Ireland) Limited, as Irish Paying Agent under which the 6#1/8% senior notes due 2014 were issued and paragraph 7 of the notes, all outstanding notes will be redeemed in full on February 25, 2013 at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to the applicable redemption date. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meaning ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. An aggregate principal amount of €250,000,000 of the notes will be redeemed.

The redemption price will become due and payable on each note to be redeemed on the redemption date and, unless the company defaults in making payment at the redemption price, interest on the Notes called for redemption will cease to accrue on and after the redemption date. The accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date will be €4,253,472.22 in the aggregate with respect to the notes. Payment of the redemption price will be made through the facilities of Euroclear and Clearstream.