Voting Rights Announcements | 3 May 2016 11:47

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

DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG

2016-05-03 / 11:47
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG
Industriestraße 8-12
78559 Gosheim
Germany

2. Reason for notification

X	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
	Acquisition/disposal of instruments
	Change of breakdown of voting rights
	Other reason:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name:	City and country of registered office:
HLR Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungs-GmbH, jetzt HLR Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG	Rottweil Germany

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

28 Apr 2016

6. Total positions

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)	% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)	total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)	total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation	3.96 %	%	3.96 %	158400
Previous notification	7.92 %	%	7.92 %	/

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

ISIN	absolute		in %
	direct (Sec. 21 WpHG)	indirect (Sec. 22 WpHG)	direct (Sec. 21 WpHG)	indirect (Sec. 22 WpHG)
DE0006052806	158400		3.96 %	%
Total	158400		3.96 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
				%
		Total		%

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Cash or physical settlement	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
					%
			Total		%

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

	Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
X	Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name	% of voting rights (if at least held 3% or more)	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least held 5% or more)	Total of both (if at least held 5% or more)
Lothar Hermle	%	%	%
HLR Verwaltungs-GmbH	%	%	%
HLR Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG	3.96 %	%	%

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting:
Holding position after general meeting:	% (equals voting rights)

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Language:	English
Company:	Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG
	Industriestraße 8-12
	78559 Gosheim
	Germany
Internet:	www.hermle.de

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