Draka Holding N.V.: Changes To The Board Of Management; Draka completes Purchase Of Alcatel-Lucent's Interest (49.9%) In Draka Comteq B.V.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, Dec 28, 2007 - (Hugin via ABN Newswire) - The Supervisory Board of Draka Holding N.V. announces that Mr. Ingolf Schulz, member of the Board of Management and responsible for Draka's Triple S program, will step down from the Board of Management with effect from 31 December 2007. He will continue to advise the Board of Management with regards to the Triple S program. Mr. Schulz has joined Draka in 1997 and became member of the Board of Management in September 2004.

Draka announces that it has finalized the purchase of Alcatel-Lucent's interest (49.9%) in Draka Comteq B.V. against payment of an aggregate cash purchase price of € 209 million. As a result of this transaction, Draka has now full ownership of Draka Comteq B.V.

Supervisory Board Board of Management Amsterdam, 28 December 2007

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Company profile Draka Holding N.V. ('Draka') is the holding company of a number of operating companies which engage worldwide in the development, production and sale of cable and cable systems. Draka's activities are divided into two groups: Draka Cableteq, which is responsible for the low-voltage and special-purpose cable activities, and Draka Comteq, which carries on the communication cable activities.

Within these two groups, the activities have been split into divisions. Draka Cableteq consists of the Elevator Products, Low-Voltage Cable, Marine, Oil & Gas, Mobile Network Cable, Rubber Cable and Transport divisions, while Draka Comteq is active in the Telecommunication Cable, Data Communication Cable and Optical Fibre market segments.

Draka has 67 operating companies in 29 countries throughout Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. The Company has a flat, decentralised organisational structure with short lines of communication. The divisions enjoy a large measure of autonomy and are responsible for their revenues and profits. Worldwide the Draka companies have some 9,145 employees. The head office of Draka Holding N.V. is established in Amsterdam. In 2006, Draka generated revenues of € 2.5 billion and a net income of € 45.4 million (excluding non-recurring items).

Draka Holding N.V. ordinary shares and subordinated convertible bonds are listed on Euronext Amsterdam. The Company was included in the Next150 index in 2001 and has been included in the AScX-index (Amsterdam Small Cap index) since 2 March 2005. Options on Draka shares have also been traded on the Euronext Amsterdam Derivative Markets since 8 July 2002.

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