Voting Rights Announcements | 11 March 2011 12:43


Roth & Rau AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Roth & Rau AG 

11.03.2011 12:43

Dissemination 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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BlackRock, Inc., New York, USA has informed us according to Article 21,
Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on Roth & Rau AG,
Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Deutschland, ISIN: DE000A0JCZ51, WKN: A0JCZ5, have
fallen below the 5% limit of the Voting Rights on March 3, 2011 and on that
day amounted to 4.94% (this corresponds to 799980 Voting Rights). According
to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG, 4.94% of the
Voting Rights (this corresponds to 799980 Voting Rights) is to be
attributed to the company in connection with sentence 2 of the WpHG .

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, USA has informed us
according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting
Rights on Roth & Rau AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Deutschland, ISIN:
DE000A0JCZ51, WKN: A0JCZ5, have fallen below the 5% limit of the Voting
Rights on March 3, 2011 and on that day amounted to 4.55% (this corresponds
to 737021 Voting Rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1,
No. 6 of the WpHG, 4.55% of the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 737021
Voting Rights) is to be attributed to the company in connection with
sentence 2 of the WpHG.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA has informed us
according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting
Rights on Roth & Rau AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Deutschland, ISIN:
DE000A0JCZ51, WKN: A0JCZ5, have fallen below the 5% limit of the Voting
Rights on March 3, 2011 and on that day amounted to 4.55% (this corresponds
to 737021 Voting Rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1,
No. 6 of the WpHG, 4.55% of the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 737021
Voting Rights) is to be attributed to the company in connection with
sentence 2 of the WpHG.

BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc., New York, USA has informed us according
to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on
Roth & Rau AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Deutschland, ISIN: DE000A0JCZ51, WKN:
A0JCZ5, have fallen below the 5% limit of the Voting Rights on March 3,
2011 and on that day amounted to 4.55% (this corresponds to 737021 Voting
Rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG,
4.55% of the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 737021 Voting Rights) is to
be attributed to the company in connection with sentence 2 of the WpHG.

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., New York, USA has informed us
according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting
Rights on Roth & Rau AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Deutschland, ISIN:
DE000A0JCZ51, WKN: A0JCZ5, have fallen below the 5% limit of the Voting
Rights on March 3, 2011 and on that day amounted to 4.55% (this corresponds
to 737021 Voting Rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1,
No. 6 of the WpHG, 4.55% of the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 737021
Voting Rights) is to be attributed to the company in connection with
sentence 2 of the WpHG.

BR Jersey International Holdings, L.P., St. Helier, Jersey, UK has informed
us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its
Voting Rights on Roth & Rau AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Deutschland, ISIN:
DE000A0JCZ51, WKN: A0JCZ5, have fallen below the 5% limit of the Voting
Rights on March 3, 2011 and on that day amounted to 4.55% (this corresponds
to 737021 Voting Rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1,
No. 6 of the WpHG, 4.55% of the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 737021
Voting Rights) is to be attributed to the company in connection with
sentence 2 of the WpHG.



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Language:     English
Company:      Roth & Rau AG
              An der Baumschule 6-8
              09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.roth-rau.de
 
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