Voting Rights Announcements | 2 September 2009 17:05
VOLKSWAGEN AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 25, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (other financial instrument)
02.09.2009
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VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Release according to § 26, section 1 of the German Securities Trading
Law of an announcement according to § 24 and § 25, section 1 of the
German Securities Trading Law (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz) (Financial
Instruments)
In accordance with § 25, section 1 and § 24 of the German Securities
Trading Law (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz) Credit Suisse Group AG, Zurich,
Switzerland, has informed us in its own name and in the name and on
behalf of the companies listed below of the following:
1. As per 26th August 2009 Credit Suisse International, London,
England, directly held financial instruments granting the
right to acquire shares in Volkswagen AG bearing 6.961%
of the voting rights (20,534,412 voting rights). On this day
Credit Suisse International would have fallen below the
threshold of 10% of the voting rights relating to Volkswagen
AG. The exercise periods and maturity dates of the financial
instruments are between
- 28th August until 31st August 2009 regarding 6.614% of the
voting rights(19,512,012 voting rights), and
- 18th September 2009 until 17th December 2010 regarding
0.347% of the voting rights (1,022,400 voting rights)
2. Furthermore, we inform you that on 26th August 2009 Credit
Suisse, Zurich, Switzerland, directly and indirectly held
financial instruments, and that Credit Suisse Group AG,
Zurich, Switzerland, indirectly held financial instruments
conferring the right to acquire shares in Volkswagen AG that
bear 6.964% of the voting rights (20,544,212 voting rights).
On this day Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse Group AG would
also have fallen each below the threshold of 10% of the
voting rights relating to Volkswagen AG. The exercise periods
and maturity dates of the financial instruments are between
- 28th August until 31st August 2009 regarding 6.614% of the
voting rights(19,512,012 voting rights), and
- 18th September 2009 until 17th December 2010 regarding 0.350%
of the voting rights (1,032,200 voting rights)
3. The chain of the controlling companies is as follows (starting
with the company on the lowest level):
Credit Suisse International, Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse
Group AG
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, 38436 Wolfsburg, Germany
02.09.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Company: VOLKSWAGEN AG
Brieffach 1849
38436 Wolfsburg
Deutschland
Internet: www.volkswagenag.com/ir
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