Voting Rights Announcements | 27 January 2014 10:59
ThyssenKrupp AG
27.01.2014 10:59
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1. Cevian Capital II Master Fund LP, Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman
Islands, informed us in accordance with § 21 (1) WpHG that its share of the
voting rights in ThyssenKrupp AG, Duisburg and Essen, Germany, ISIN
DE0007500001, exceeded the 10% threshold on January 24, 2014. At this date
the share of the voting rights amounts to 10.06% (which equates to
56,927,356 voting rights).
2. In this connection Cevian Capital II Master Fund LP notified us in
accordance with § 27a (1) WpHG of the following:
- The purpose of the investment is not to implement strategic objectives
but to achieve trading gains.
- The notifier intends where appropriate to acquire further voting rights
within the next twelve months by purchase or other means.
- The notifier aims to achieve representation on the Supervisory Board of
the Company commensurate with the size of its shareholding. A change in the
composition of the Executive Board is not planned.
- The notifier does not aim to achieve a material change in ThyssenKrupp
AG's capital structure, in particular as regards the ratio between its own
funds and external funds and the dividend policy.
- The funds used to purchase the voting rights in ThyssenKrupp AG are the
notifier's own funds.
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Language: English
Company: ThyssenKrupp AG
ThyssenKrupp Allee 1
45143 Essen
Germany
Internet: www.thyssenkrupp.com
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