BorgWarner Acquires 69 per cent of Beru

BorgWarner Germany GmbH now holds a total of 6,941,879 Beru AG shares, 69.42 per cent of the company’s share capital. Beru’s announcement follows an extended acceptance period for the voluntary public tender of its shares. The offer has been accepted for 639.209 shares or 6.39 per cent of Beru AG’s capital. BorgWarner had already acquired 63.03 per cent of the shares and voting rights (6,302,670) on 4 January 2005.