Voting Rights Announcements | 6 October 2009 12:56
METRO AG / Release of an announcement according to section 21 para. 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act] (share)
06.10.2009
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On October 1, 2009, METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf,
informed us, METRO AG, Germany (Schlüterstrasse 1, 40235 Düsseldorf), ISIN:
DE0007257503, WKN: 725750, about the following:
Pursuant to section 21 et seq. WpHG we hereby inform you that the
proportion of voting rights held by METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co.
KG, Düsseldorf, Germany, in METRO AG, Schlüterstraße 1, 40235 Düsseldorf,
Germany, fell below the 50% threshold on October 1, 2009, 0:00 a.m. and
since then amounts to 44.91% of the voting rights (145,552,090 voting
rights).
Thereof, it holds 15.12% of the voting rights (49,019,152 voting rights)
directly. Another 24.39% of the voting rights (79,052,392 voting rights)
are attributed to it pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG,
such attribution including 16.26% of the voting rights (52,701,595 voting
rights) which are attributed to it also pursuant to section 22 para. 2
sentence 1 WpHG. Moreover, 5.39% of the voting rights (17,480,546 voting
rights) are attributed to METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG pursuant
to section 22 para. 2 sentence 1 WpHG.
Voting rights of the following controlled company, whose proportion of
voting rights in METRO AG amounts to 3% or more, are thereby attributed to
METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG:
- 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG.
Voting rights of the following shareholder, whose proportion of voting
rights in METRO AG amounts to 3% or more, are thereby attributed to METRO
Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG:
- Haniel Finance B.V.
Please note that only the German version of this announcement is legally
binding.
06.10.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Company: METRO AG
Schlüterstr. 1
40235 Düsseldorf
Deutschland
Internet: www.metrogroup.de
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