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VOLKSWAGEN AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
17.09.2009
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VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Release according to § 26, section 1 of the German Securities
Trading Law (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz) of an Announcement according to § 21,
section 1 of the German Securities Trading Law
In accordance with § 21, section 1 and § 24 of the German
Securities Trading Law, 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. On 1st September 2009, the voting rights of Credit
Suisse International, London, Great Britain, in
Volkswagen AG exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% and
amounted to 5.5094% (16,252,737 voting rights) as per
this date. In that respect, 5.4665% of the voting
rights (16,126,000 voting rights) were acquired by
exercising the financial instruments conferring the
right to acquire shares in accordance with § 25,
section 1 sentence 1 of the German Securities Trading
Law
2. Furthermore, we inform you that the voting rights of
Credit Suisse, Zurich, Switzerland, and Credit Suisse
Group AG, Zurich, Switzerland, in Volkswagen AG on 1st
September 2009 likewise exceeded the thresholds of 3%
and 5% and amounted to 5.5740% (16,443,224 voting
rights) as per this date. 5.5738% of the voting rights
(16,442,724 voting rights) are attributed pursuant to §
22, section 1, sentence 1 no. 1 of the German Securities
Trading Law and 0.0002% (500 voting rights) are attributed
pursuant to § 22, section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in conjunction
with § 22, section 1 sentence 2 of the German Trading Law.
3. The chain of controlling companies is as follows
(starting with the company on the lowest level): Credit
Suisse International, Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse
Group AG.
For the sake of completeness, the Credit Suisse Group AG pointed out
that on 1st September 2009 Credit Suisse International, Credit
Suisse and Credit Suisse Group AG would have still held more than
10% of the voting rights in Volkswagen AG together with financial
instruments according to § 25, section 1 of the German
Securities Trading Law.
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, 38436 Wolfsburg, Germany
17.09.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Company: VOLKSWAGEN AG
Brieffach 1849
38436 Wolfsburg
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)5361 9 - 49840
Fax: +49 (0)5361 9 - 30411
E-mail: christine.ritz@volkswagen.de
Internet: www.volkswagenag.com/ir
ISIN: DE0007664005, DE0007664039
Indices: DAX, Euro Stoxx 50
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard), Düsseldorf, München, Hannover, Stuttgart,
Hamburg; Terminbörse EUREX; Foreign Exchange(s) London,
Luxembourg, SWX
Category Code: TVR
LSE Ticker: VKW
Sequence Number: 283
Time of Receipt: Sep 17, 2009 15:50:55
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