Ad hoc: Hornbach-Baumarkt-AG: HORNBACH Share Option Plan: Approx. 17,500 subscription rights exercised

Hornbach-Baumarkt-AG / Misc. matters / HORNBACH Share Option Plan:
Approx. 17,500 subscription rights
exercised

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Bornheim bei Landau, July 4, 2008.

Within the framework of the 1999 share option plan at
HORNBACH-Baumarkt-AG, subscription rights were conditionally
exercised in the latest exercise window lasting from June 27 to July
3, 2008. In accordance with the terms and conditions governing the
share option plan, the bank commissioned with the handling of the
share option plan will place the orders for the sale of a total of
17,435 shares in HORNBACH-Baumarkt-AG on the stock exchange over a
period of five weeks following the Annual General Meeting, starting
on Friday, July 11, 2007, thus protecting the share price.

Contact:

HORNBACH-Baumarkt-AG
Investor Relations
Axel Müller
Tel.: +49(0) 6348-60 2444
Fax: +49(0) 6348-60 4299
E-mail: axel.mueller@hornbach.com

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