Earlier today, Brødrene Hartmann A/S (Hartmann) was informed that Lactosan-Sanovo Holding A/S (Lactosan-Sanovo), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thornico A/S, has resolved to submit a voluntary offer to the shareholders of Hartmann. The offer has been posted on the website of the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (the "FSA").

Offer document and offer period
Lactosan-Sanovo intends, pursuant to Executive Order no. 221 of 10 March 2010 on Takeover Bids, to submit the offer and publish the offer document as soon as possible following final approval by the FSA, but not later than four weeks from the date of this announcement. The offer period will appear from the offer document.

Statement from Hartmann's Board of Directors
Hartmann's Board of Directors will issue a statement in respect of the offer within two weeks after the offer document has been made public. The statement will subsequently be posted on www.hartmann-packaging.com.

Hartmann has appointed SEB Enskilda as its financial advisers.

For further information, please contact
Agnete Raaschou-Nielsen
Chairman of the Board
Tel.: +45 31 31 36 86