Ad hoc announcement

Miscellaneous

Cancellation of treasury shares 

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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The Management Board and the Supervisory Board of Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG
will propose to the 16th Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting, held on April 28,
2010, a simplified reduction of the Company's share capital by EUR
8,000,000 to EUR 80,000,000 via cancellation of 2 million treasury shares.
The purpose of this capital decrease is a reduction in the number of
treasury shares. Of 22 million issued shares 2,015,260 shares (9.16 %) are
currently held by the company as treasury stock.

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Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:

For further information please contact:
Stephan Sweerts-Sporck, Investor Relations, 
Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG, Brahmsplatz 6, A-1041 Vienna
Tel.: (+43/1) 50136 - 91180, Fax: (+43/1) 50136 - 91195
e-mail: investor.relations@mm-karton.com,  
Website: http://www.mayr-melnhof.com

(c)DGAP 23.03.2010 
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Language:     English
Company:      Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG
              Brahmsplatz 6
              1040 Wien
              Österreich
Phone:        0043 1 501 36 91180
Fax:          0043 1 501 36 91391
E-mail:       investor.relations@mm-karton.com
Internet:     www.mayr-melnhof.com
ISIN:         AT0000938204
WKN:          93820
Indices:      ATX
Listed:       Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart; Open Market in
              Frankfurt; Foreign Exchange(s) Wien
 
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