Article: Background Information on Decora Industries' Acquisition of Konrad Hornschuch AG.

FORT EDWARD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1997--In a press release issued earlier today, Decora Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:DECO) ("Decora") announced the acquisition of Konrad Hornschuch AG ("Hornschuch") in Germany, a Frankfurt Stock Exchange listed company and one of the world's leaders in the surface covering market. Decora has acquired 73.2 percent of the shares of Hornschuch which is the first step in a planned merger of the two companies. The following is background information on both companies, their markets and the transaction.

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