Voting Rights Announcements | 24 March 2011 10:23


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

HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft 

24.03.2011 10:23

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In the name of and acting by power of attorney granted by the legal
entities and companies referred to under nos. (1), (2) and (3) below, we
were given notice on March 23, 2011, pursuant to sections 21 para. 1, 22
para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG):

(1) Pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG we hereby notify for and on behalf
of the State of Qatar, acting by and through the Qatar Investment
Authority, Doha, Qatar, that its voting rights in HOCHTIEF
Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 10% on March 23, 2011 and
amounted to 10.000001% of the voting rights (7,700,001 voting rights) in
HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft as per this date. All of these voting rights
are attributed to the State of Qatar pursuant to section 22 para. 1
sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG.

The voting rights that are attributed to the State of Qatar are held via
the following entities which are controlled by it and whose attributed
proportion of voting rights in HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft amount to 3% or
more each:
(a) Qatar Investment Authority, Doha, Qatar;
(b) Qatar Holding LLC, Doha, Qatar.

(2) Pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG we hereby notify for and on behalf
of the Qatar Investment Authority, Doha, Qatar, that its voting rights in
HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 10% on March 23, 2011
and amounted to 10.000001% of the voting rights (7,700,001 voting rights)
in HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft as per this date. All of these voting rights
are attributed to the Qatar Investment Authority pursuant to section 22
para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG.
The voting rights that are attributed to the Qatar Investment Authority are
held via Qatar Holding LLC, Doha, Qatar, which is controlled by the Qatar
Investment Authority and whose attributed proportion of voting rights in
HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft amounts to 3% or more.

(3) Pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG we hereby notify for and on behalf
of Qatar Holding LLC, Doha, Qatar, that its voting rights in HOCHTIEF
Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 10% on March 23, 2011 and
amounted to 10.000001% of the voting rights (7,700,001 voting rights) in
HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft as per this date.



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Language:     English
Company:      HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft
              Opernplatz 2
              45128 Essen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.hochtief.de
 
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