Voting Rights Announcements | 6 November 2007 15:16
METRO AG / Release of announcements according to articles 21 et seq., 24 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act] regarding proportions of voting rights in METRO AG, Düsseldorf (correction announcements)
Release of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of
EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, Franz-Haniel-Platz 1, 47119 Duisburg, informed
us, METRO AG, Germany (Schlüterstrasse 1, 40235 Düsseldorf), ISIN:
DE0007257503, WKN: 725750, about the following:
I. By letter dated 02 November 2007 Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, transmitted
to us, METRO AG, a voting rights announcement pursuant to articles 21 et
seq., 24 WpHG regarding proportions of voting rights in METRO AG,
Düsseldorf, (correction announcement) with the following content:
'We, Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, hereby correct the voting rights
announcement issued on 26 October 2007 as well as its amendment dated 30
October 2007 and inform you pursuant to article 24 WpHG in connection with
articles 21, section 1, 22 WpHG about the following:
1. The proportion of voting rights of our group company
Haniel Beteiligungsfinanzierungs GmbH & Co. KG, Franz-Haniel-Platz 1, 47119
Duisburg,
in
METRO AG, Schlüterstrasse 1, 40235 Düsseldorf,
exceeded the 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30% and 50% thresholds on
26 October 2007 and amounts to 65.87% since then. Of this, it holds 16.01%
of the voting rights directly. The further 49.86% of the voting rights are
attributed to it pursuant to article 22, section 2, sentence 1 WpHG.
Voting rights of the following shareholders, whose proportion of voting
rights in METRO AG exceeds 3% or more in each case, are attributed to
Haniel Beteiligungsfinanzierungs GmbH & Co. KG:
- Haniel Finance B.V., Venlo/Netherlands;
- Overpart GmbH, Baar/Switzerland;
- METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf;
- 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG, Waltersdorf.
2. The proportion of voting rights of our group company
Haniel Beteiligungs-GmbH, Franz-Haniel-Platz 1, 47119 Duisburg, (in its
capacity as general partner of Haniel Beteiligungsfinanzierungs GmbH & Co.
KG, Duisburg),
in
METRO AG, Schlüterstrasse 1, 40235 Düsseldorf,
exceeded the 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30% and 50% thresholds on 26
October 2007 and amounts to 65.87% since then. These voting rights are
attributed to it pursuant to article 22, section 2, sentence 1 WpHG.
Voting rights of the following shareholders, whose proportion of voting
rights in METRO AG exceeds 3% or more in each case, are attributed to
Haniel Beteiligungs-GmbH:
- Haniel Finance B.V., Venlo/Netherlands;
- Overpart GmbH, Baar/Switzerland;
- METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf;
- 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG, Waltersdorf.
Furthermore, 16.01% of the voting rights are attributed to Haniel
Beteiligungs-GmbH also pursuant to article 22, section 1, sentence 1, no. 1
WpHG via Haniel Beteiligungsfinanzierungs GmbH & Co. KG, Duisburg, which
it controls as general partner.'
II. By letter dated 05 November 2007 Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, transmitted
to us, METRO AG, Germany (Schlüterstrasse 1, 40235 Düsseldorf), a voting
rights announcement pursuant to articles 21 et seq., 24 WpHG regarding
proportions of voting rights in METRO AG, Düsseldorf, (correction
announcement) with the following content:
'We hereby correct our voting rights announcements issued on 26 and
30 October 2007 and on 02 November 2007 and inform you pursuant to
article 24 WpHG in connection with articles 21, section 1, 22 WpHG about
the following:
1. The proportion of voting rights of our group company
Haniel Beteiligungsfinanzierungs GmbH & Co. KG, Franz-Haniel-Platz 1, 47119
Duisburg,
in
METRO AG, Schlüterstrasse 1, 40235 Düsseldorf,
exceeded the 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30% and 50% thresholds on 26
October 2007 and amounts to 65.87% (213,488,360 voting rights) since then.
Of this, it holds 16.01% of the voting rights (51,886,270 voting rights)
directly. The further 49.86% of the voting rights (161,602,090 voting
rights) are attributed to it pursuant to article 22, section 2, sentence 1
WpHG.
Voting rights of the following shareholders, whose proportion of voting
rights in METRO AG exceeds 3% or more in each case, are attributed to
Haniel Beteiligungsfinanzierungs GmbH & Co. KG:
- Haniel Finance B.V., Venlo/Netherlands;
- Overpart GmbH, Baar/Switzerland;
- METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf;
- 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG, Waltersdorf.
2. The proportion of voting rights of our group company
Haniel Beteiligungs-GmbH, Franz-Haniel-Platz 1, 47119 Duisburg, (in its
capacity as general partner of Haniel Beteiligungsfinanzierungs GmbH & Co.
KG, Duisburg),
in
METRO AG, Schlüterstrasse 1, 40235 Düsseldorf,
exceeded the 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30% and 50% thresholds on
26 October 2007 and amounts to 65.87% (213,488,360 voting rights) since
then. Of this, 50.19% of the voting rights (162,682,636 voting rights) are
attributed to it pursuant to article 22, section 2, sentence 1 WpHG in
which 0.33% (1,080,546 voting rights) are included, which are attributed to
Haniel Beteiligungs-GmbH also pursuant to article 22, section 1,
sentence 1, no. 1 WpHG.
Voting rights of the following shareholders, whose proportion of voting
rights in METRO AG exceeds 3% or more in each case, are attributed to
Haniel Beteiligungs-GmbH:
- Haniel Finance B.V., Venlo/Netherlands;
- Overpart GmbH, Baar/Switzerland;
- METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf;
- 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG, Waltersdorf.
Furthermore, another 15.68% of the voting rights (50,805,724 voting rights)
are attributed to Haniel Beteiligungs-GmbH pursuant to article 22,
section 1, sentence 1, no. 1 WpHG via Haniel Beteiligungsfinanzierungs
GmbH & Co. KG, Duisburg, which it controls as general partner.'
Please note that only the German version of this announcement is legally
binding.
06.11.2007 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: METRO AG
Schlüterstr. 1
40235 Düsseldorf
Deutschland
Internet: www.metrogroup.de
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