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Gildemeister Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Gildemeister Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

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Release according to § 26 WpHG

Goldman Sachs holds 3.01% on GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft

By letter of 5 August 2008 the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, USA,
has informed us according to § 21 para 1 WpHG, that their share of voting
rights of GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft, Gildemeisterstraße 60, 33689
Bielefeld, Germany, has exceeded the threshold of 3% as at 30 July 2008 and
amounts to 3.01% (1,303,543 shares). All mentioned voting rights are
attributed to the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., according to § 22 para 1
sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG.


GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board

07.08.2008  Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Gildemeister Aktiengesellschaft
              Gildemeisterstraße 60
              33689 Bielefeld
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.gildemeister.com
 
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