Voting Rights Announcements | 19 December 2014 17:01
VOLKSWAGEN AG
19.12.2014 17:01
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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
The Dr. Wolfgang Porsche Holding GmbH, Salzburg, Austria (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 17, 2014 with reference to its notification of
changes in voting rights in accordance with article 21, section 1 of the
WpHG on December 17, 2014:
'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 19, 2014
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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