Voting Rights Announcements | 14 July 2009 11:25
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 27a Section 1 of the WpHG
Release of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of
EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On July 9, 2009, 1. Mr. Rudolf Grenzebach, Germany, 2. Grenzebach
Verwaltungs-GmbH, Asbach-Bäumenheim, Germany, 3. Grenzebach GmbH & Co. KG,
Asbach-Bäumenheim, Germany and 4. Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbH,
Asbach-Bäumenheim, Germany,informed us in accordance with Sec. 27a para. 1
of the German Securities Trading Act ('WpHG') as follows:
'We, the notifying persons 1. to 4., hereby inform you that our voting
rights in KUKA AG reached and respectively exceeded the threshold of 10%
and higher thresholds on June 8, 2009 in accordance with Sec. 21 and Sec.
22 WpHG. Hence, with respect to the voting rights directly or indirectly
held by us, we declare as follows:
*The investment is made to realize strategic objectives.
*We do not intend to acquire further voting rights within the next twelve
months; nevertheless, we may participate in a rights issue to prevent a
dilution of our stake.
*We intend to have an influence on the appointment and structure of the
Executive and Supervisory Boards of the issuer.
*We are seeking an improvement of the equity situation of the issuer.
However, we do not intend any changes to the dividend policy of the issuer.
*With respect to the financial sources of our investment, we declare that
approximately 75% are own resources (equity) and approximately 25% are
outside resources, which we raised to fund the acquisition of the voting
rights directly and indirectly held by us.'
14.07.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: KUKA Aktiengesellschaft
Postfach 43 12 69
86072 Augsburg
Deutschland
Internet: www.kuka.com
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