Voting Rights Announcements | 18 February 2014 10:52


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

Evotec AG 

18.02.2014 10:52

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG on
February 14, 2014:

1. Listed company:
Evotec AG
Manfred Eigen Campus / Essener Bogen 7, 22419 Hamburg, Deutschland

2. Notifier:
Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA 

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5%

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
11.02.2014

6. Total amount of voting rights:
7.14% (equals 9385234 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
131515193

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG:
0.14% (equals 189490 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0.14% (equals 189490 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
0.82% (equals 1079566 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0.82% (equals 1079566 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
6.17% (equals 8116178 voting rights)

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art.
25a, Sec. 1 WpHG:

Chain of controlled undertakings:
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., Morgan Stanley International
Limited, Morgan Stanley Group (Europe), Morgan Stanley UK Group, Morgan
Stanley Investments (UK), Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Swap
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 13.10.2014



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Language:     English
Company:      Evotec AG
              Manfred Eigen Campus / Essener Bogen 7
              22419 Hamburg
              Germany
Internet:     www.evotec.com
 
End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service
 
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