Voting Rights Announcements | 13 February 2007 19:02


HCI Capital AG: Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG [Securities Trading Act] with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

HCI Capital AG / Release of an announcement according to article 21 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act] (share)

Release of a Voting rights announcement according to article 21, section 1
WpHG  transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Bundesanstalt für 

Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht

Lurgiallee 12

60439 Frankfurt

via facsimile:

+ 49 228-4108-3119

HCI Capital AG

Management Board

Bleichenbrücke 10

20354 Hamburg

via facsimile:

+49 40-8888-1109

9 February 2007

Notifications pursuant to § 21 para. 1 WpHG

Dear Sirs,

we, the undersigned entities, notify you pursuant to §§ 21 seq. WpHG of the
following with regard to HCI Capital AG, Bleichenbrücke 10, 20354 Hamburg,
Germany:

On 5 February 2007 Corsair III Investments (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., 65,
Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte, L-1331 Luxembourg, exceeded the
thresholds of 3%, 5%, 10% and 15% of voting rights in HCI Capital AG and
indirectly held 19.50% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 4,680,000
voting rights). These voting rights were held by MPC Münchmeyer Petersen
Capital AG and attributed pursuant to § 22 Subsec. 2 WpHG.

Through the aforementioned transaction, each of the following entities
associated with Corsair III Investments (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l. also exceeded
the thresholds of 3%, 5%, 10% and 15% of voting rights in HCI Capital AG on
5 February 2007 and indirectly held 19.50% of the voting rights (this
corresponds to 4,680,000 voting rights):

  - Corsair Capital LLC, c/o The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange
    Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, DE 19801, USA,
    controlling Corsair III Offshore Management L.P., c/o M&C Corporate
    Services Limited, PO Box 309 GT, Ugland House, George Town, Grand
    Cayman, Cayman Islands as its General Partner;

  - Corsair III Offshore Management L.P. controlling Corsair III Financial
    Services Offshore Capital Partners L.P., c/o M&C Corporate Services
    Limited, PO Box 309 GT, Ugland House, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman
    Islands as its General Partner;

  - Corsair III Financial Services Offshore Capital Partners L.P.
    controlling Corsair III Finance Europe S.à.r.l., 65, Boulevard Grande
    Duchesse Charlotte, L-1331 Luxembourg;

  - Corsair III Finance Europe S.à.r.l. controlling Corsair III Investments
    International S.à.r.l., 65, Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte, L-1331
    Luxembourg;

  - Corsair III Investments International S.à.r.l. controlling Corsair III
    Participations S.à.r.l., 65, Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte,
    L-1331 Luxembourg;

  - Corsair III Participations S.à.r.l. controlling Corsair III Benelux
    Investments S.à.r.l., 65, Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte, L-1331
    Luxembourg;

  - Corsair III Benelux Investments S.à.r.l. controlling Corsair III
    European Investments S.à.r.l., 65, Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte,
    L-1331 Luxembourg;

  - Corsair III European Investments S.à.r.l. controlling Corsair III
    Investments (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.

The 19.50% of the voting rights held indirectly by each of the
aforementioned entities were held by MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG and
attributed pursuant to § 22 Subsec. 2 WpHG through the respective
aforementioned controlled entities.

On 7 February 2007 Corsair III Investments (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l., 65,
Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte, L-1331 Luxembourg, exceeded the
thresholds of 20% and 25% of voting rights in HCI Capital AG and held
25.12% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 6,029,793 voting rights).
Out of these voting rights 19.50% (this corresponds to 4,680,000 voting
rights) were held by MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG and attributed
pursuant to § 22 Subsec. 2 WpHG.

Through the aforementioned transaction, each of the following entities
associated with Corsair III Investments (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l. also exceeded
the thresholds of 20% and 25% of voting rights in HCI Capital AG on 7
February 2007 and indirectly held 25.12% of the voting rights (this
corresponds to 6,029,793 voting rights):

  - Corsair Capital LLC, The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street,
    City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, DE 19801, USA, controlling
    Corsair III Offshore Management L.P., c/o M&C Corporate Services
    Limited, PO Box 309 GT, Ugland House, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman
    Islands as its General Partner;

  - Corsair III Offshore Management L.P. controlling Corsair III Financial
    Services Offshore Capital Partners L.P., c/o M&C Corporate Services
    Limited, PO Box 309 GT, Ugland House, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman
    Islands as its General Partner;

  - Corsair III Financial Services Offshore Capital Partners L.P.
    controlling Corsair III Finance Europe S.à.r.l., 65, Boulevard Grande
    Duchesse Charlotte, L-1331 Luxembourg;

  - Corsair III Finance Europe S.à.r.l. controlling Corsair III Investments
    International S.à.r.l., 65, Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte, L-1331
    Luxembourg;

  - Corsair III Investments International S.à.r.l. controlling Corsair III
    Participations S.à.r.l., 65, Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte,
    L-1331 Luxembourg;

  - Corsair III Participations S.à.r.l. controling Corsair III Benelux
    Investments S.à.r.l., 65, Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte, L-1331
    Luxembourg;

  - Corsair III Benelux Investments S.à.r.l. controlling Corsair III
    European Investments S.à.r.l., 65, Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte,
    L-1331 Luxembourg;

  - Corsair III European Investments S.à.r.l. controlling Corsair III
    Investments (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.

Out of the 25.12% of the voting rights held indirectly by each of the
aforementioned entities 19.50% (this corresponds to 4,680,000 voting
rights) were held by MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG and attributed
pursuant to § 22 Subsec. 2 WpHG through the respective aforementioned
controlled entities and 5.62% (this corresponds to 1,349,793 voting rights)
were attributed pursuant to § 22 Subsec. 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG through
the respective aforementioned controlled entities.

With kind regards,

Corsair III Investments (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.

_______________________________

By: Mr. Carl Speecke

______________________________

By: Mr. Ignacio Jayanti    

Corsair Capital LLC

_______________________________

By: Mr. Ignacio Jayanti

Corsair III Offshore Management L.P.

By: Corsair Capital LLC

_______________________________

By: Mr. Ignacio Jayanti

Corsair III Financial Services Offshore Capital Partners L.P.

By: Corsair III Offshore Management L.P.

By: Corsair Capital LLC

_______________________________

By: Mr. Ignacio Jayanti

Corsair III European Investments S.à.r.l., Corsair III Benelux Investments
S.à.r.l., Corsair III Participations S.à.r.l., Corsair III Investments
International S.à.r.l., Corsair III Finance Europe S.à.r.l.

By: Universal Management Services S.à.r.l.

______________________________  _______________________________

By: Mr. Carl Speecke     By: Mr. Benoît Nasr

DGAP 13.02.2007 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       HCI Capital AG
              Bleichenbrücke 10
              20354 Hamburg Deutschland
WWW:          www.hci.de
 
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