Voting Rights Announcements | 27 September 2012 14:31
HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft
27.09.2012 14:31
Veröffentlichung einer Stimmrechtsmitteilung, übermittelt durch die DGAP - ein Unternehmen der EquityStory AG.
Für den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist der Emittent verantwortlich.
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Von der nachfolgend genannten Gesellschaft wurde uns am 26. September 2012
gemäß § 27a Abs. 1 WpHG Folgendes mitgeteilt:
Dear Sirs,
We, Cariàtide, S.A., Avenida de Pío XII, 102, 28036 Madrid, Spain, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios,
S.A., refer to our voting rights notification pursuant to Section 21 para.
1 of the German Securities Trading Act as of 24 September 2012 regarding
our holding exceeding the threshold of 30% of the voting rights in HOCHTIEF
Aktiengesellschaft on 19 September 2012 and notify you pursuant to Section
27a para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act as follows:
1. The investment in HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft serves the implementation
of strategic objectives.
2. Our parent company, ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A.,
intends to acquire, directly or indirectly, additional voting rights in
HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft within the next twelve months. This may also
imply the acquisition of further voting rights in HOCHTIEF
Aktiengesellschaft by Cariàtide, S.A. within the next twelve months.
3. We currently do not aim at influencing the composition of
administrative, management or supervisory bodies of HOCHTIEF
Aktiengesellschaft. However, we point out that two members of the
supervisory board of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft hold offices as directors
and/or representatives of Cariàtide, S.A. and that they, in their capacity
as members of the supervisory board of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft, would
be, inter alia, involved in the appointment and revocation from office of
members of the management board of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft which may
become necessary. In addition, our parent company ACS, Actividades de
Construcción y Servicios, S.A., intends to exercise its voting rights in
the general meeting of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft to have a number of its
directors, representatives, employees and appointees in the supervisory
board of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft as it considers appropriate and may -
as in the past - support the appointment of new management board members of
HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft which have or have held positions or other
affiliations with ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. and
its affiliates.
4. We do not seek a significant change in the capital structure of HOCHTIEF
Aktiengesellschaft, in particular not in respect of the ratio of equity
financing and debt financing and the dividend policy.
5. The funds used to acquire the voting rights have been approx. 60.3% own
funds and approx. 39.7% external funds.
Yours sincerely
Cariàtide, S.A.
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Sprache: Deutsch
Unternehmen: HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft
Opernplatz 2
45128 Essen
Deutschland
Internet: www.hochtief.de
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