Voting Rights Announcements | 7 April 2015 15:39
zooplus AG
07.04.2015 15:39
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I) The Capital Group Companies, Inc., Los Angeles, USA, has informed us
pursuant to Article 27a of the WpHG thereby making reference to the
exceedance of the threshold of 10 % on March 27, 2015 as follows:
1. The Capital Group Companies, Inc. owns 100 % of the shares of Capital
Research and Management Company. The latter is an investment advisor
located in the USA, administrating the funds of 'The American Funds Group',
which comprises individual investment funds. Neither The Capital Group
Companies, Inc. nor Capital Research and Management Company are owner of
the shares, in which the funds of 'The American Funds Group' invest on
their own account. In fact, the respective shares are held by one or a
number of these funds.
2. The Capital Group Companies, Inc. does not intend to acquire or to
obtain in any other way further Voting Rights on zooplus AG on its own
account within the next twelve months. At the present time, The Capital
Group Companies, Inc. cannot assess whether the funds administrated by
Capital Research and Mananagement Company will acquire or obtain in any
other way further Voting Rights on zooplus AG within the next twelve
months. Any acquisition depends on the respective market conditions and the
investment objectives of the individual funds.
3. As an institutional investor, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. does not
intend to exert influence on the appointment of zooplus AG's
administrative, executive and supervisory bodies.
4. As an institutional investor, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. does not
intend to achieve a material change in zooplus AG's capital structure, in
particular with regard to the ratio between own funds and external funds
and the dividend policy.
With regard to the origin of the funds used for the acquisition of the
Voting Rights, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. gives notice pursuant to
Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 4 WpHG that the Voting Rights of The Capital
Group Companies, Inc. were attributed pursuant to Article 21 Section 1,
Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with Article 22 Section
1 Sentence 2 and 3 WpHG. Therefore, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. has
not used own funds or external funds to finance the acquisition of the
Voting Rights.
II) Capital Research and Management Company, Los Angeles, USA, has informed
us pursuant to Article 27a of the WpHG thereby making reference to the
exceedance of the threshold of 10 % on March 27, 2015 as follows:
1. Capital Research and Management Company is an investment advisor located
in the USA, administrating the funds of 'The American Funds Group', which
comprises individual investment funds. Capital Research and Management
Company is not owner of the shares, in which the funds of 'The American
Funds Group' invest on their own account. In fact, the respective shares
are held by one or a number of these funds.
2. Capital Research and Management Company does not intend to acquire or to
obtain in any other way further Voting Rights on zooplus AG on its own
account within the next twelve months. At the present time, Capital
Research and Management Company cannot assess whether the funds
administrated by the company will acquire or obtain in any other way
further Voting Rights on zooplus AG within the next twelve months. Any
acquisition depends on the respective market conditions and the investment
objectives of the individual funds.
3. As an institutional investor, Capital Research and Management Company
does not intend to exert influence on the appointment of zooplus AG's
administrative, executive and supervisory bodies.
4. As an institutional investor, Capital Research and Management Company
does not intend to achieve a material change in zooplus AG's capital
structure, in particular with regard to the ratio between own funds and
external funds and the dividend policy.
With regard to the origin of the funds used for the acquisition of the
Voting Rights, Capital Research and Management Company gives notice
pursuant to Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 4 WpHG that the Voting Rights of
Capital Research and Management Company were attributed pursuant to Article
21 Section 1, Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG. Therefore,
Capital Research and Management Company has not used own funds or external
funds to finance the acquisition of the Voting Rights.
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Language: English
Company: zooplus AG
Sonnenstraße 15
80331 München
Germany
Internet: www.zooplus.de
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