Voting Rights Announcements | 6 December 2013 14:25
VOLKSWAGEN AG
06.12.2013 14:25
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Release according to Article 27a, Section 2 of the
Wertpapierhandelsgesetz(WpHG - the German Securities Trading Act)
with the Aim of a Europe-wide distribution
Release according to Article 27a, Section 2 of the WpHG
Notification according to Article 27a, Section 1 of the WpHG
Die Porsche Wolfgang 1. Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany,
(the 'notifying party') notified VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg,
Germany, in accordance with article 27a, section 1, sentence 1 of the WpHG
of the following on December 4, 2013 with reference to its notification
of changes in voting rights in accordance with article 21, section 1 of
the WpHG on December 4, 2013:
'The exceeding of the voting rights thresholds is due to the initial
attribution of voting rights (article 22, section 1 no. 1 of the WpHG)
held by a subsidiary of the notifying party and not because of a
purchase of shares.
1. Aims underlying the acquisition of the voting rights (Article 27a,
Section 1, Sentence 3 of the WpHG)
a) The transaction underlying the attribution of the voting rights
does not serve to generate a trading profit for the notifying
party, nor is it designed to implement strategic objectives.
b) The notifying party does not plan to acquire further voting rights
within the next twelve months by means of a purchase or by any
other means.
c) The notifying party does not currently intend to exert an
influence on the appointment or removal of members of the
issuer's administrative, managing and supervisory bodies.
d) The notifying party does not intend to bring about a material
change in the issuer's capital structure, in particular as regards
the ratio between equity financing and debt financing, and the
dividend policy.
2. Source of the funds used (Article 27a, Section 1, Sentence 4 of the
WpHG)
The voting rights were acquired solely by way of the attribution of
voting rights (article 22, section 1 no. 1 of the WpHG). No equity funds
or debt funds were used to finance the acquisition of the voting rights.'
Wolfsburg, December 6, 2013
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
The Board of Management
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Language: English
Company: VOLKSWAGEN AG
Brieffach 1849
38436 Wolfsburg
Germany
Internet: www.volkswagenag.com/ir
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