Voting Rights Announcements | 27 July 2007 12:14


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

KWS SAAT AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

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KWS SAAT AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 WpHG (German
Securities Trading Act)

On July 24, 2007, SKAGEN AS, Stavanger, Norway, provided KWS SAAT AG,
Einbeck, Germany, ISIN DE 0007074007, with the following voting rights
announcement:

This is to notify that funds managed by SKAGEN AS have exceeded the
threshold of 3% shareholdings in KWS SAAT AG, Grimsehlstr. 31, Postfach
1463, 37555 Einbeck, Germany, and as of 20 July 2007 own 3,58% (which
equals 236 461 shares) of the company's shares. All of these shares are
attributable to SKAGEN AS pursuant Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6
WpHG.

Einbeck, July 27, 2007

The Executive Board

DGAP 27.07.2007 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       KWS SAAT AG
              Grimsehlstraße 31
              37574 Einbeck Deutschland
Internet:     www.kws.de
 
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