Marel Food Systems hf. - Company Announcement

Marel Food Systems' acquisition of Stork Food Systems completed

The acquisition of Stork Food Systems by Marel Food Systems hf. takes effect as
of today, 8 May 2008. The agreement on the acquisition was announced on 28
November 2007 with the following provisions: 

• that the takeover bid by London Acquisition N.V. for all shares in Stork N.V.
  would be unconditional; 
• that the Stork Works Council would deliver a positive opinion on the
  acquisition; and 
• that European competition authorities would approve the deal.

The takeover bid by London Acquisition N.V. for the purchase of all shares in
Stork N.V. was declared without conditions on 17 January 2008. The purchase
received a positive response from the Stork Works Council. With the consent of
the competition authorities on 21 April 2008, all provisions in the purchase
contract were satisfied.