Voting Rights Announcements | 19 April 2011 14:36


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 

19.04.2011 14:36

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By letter of 15 April 2011 Mori Seiki Co., Ltd., Nagoya, Japan, had
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 thresholds of 15% and 20% as at 15
April 2011 and as of this day amounts to 20.10% (12,093,817 voting rights).

Following this notification Mori Seiki Co., Ltd., Nagoya, Japan, has
informed us by letter of 18 April 2011 pursuant to § 27a WpHG of the aims
pursued with the purchase and the origin of the funds used for the purchase
as follows:

1. The principal aim of the investment is to implement strategic  targets.
Making trading profit is not ruled out.
2. There is no intention to acquire further voting rights by  purchase or
other- wise within the next 12 months.
3. There is no intention to exert an influence on the appointment  or
removal of members of our company's administrative, managing  and
supervisory bodies.
4. There is no intention to materially change the capital  structure of our
company, in particular with respect to the  ratio of equity and debt
financing or with respect to the  dividend policy.
5. As far as the origin of the funds used is concerned 0% is  equity and
100% is debt capital.

GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board



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Language:     English
Company:      Gildemeister Aktiengesellschaft
              Gildemeisterstraße 60
              33689 Bielefeld
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.gildemeister.com
 
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