QSC AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Jun 12, 2013

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Voting Rights Announcements | 12 June 2013 13:58

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

QSC AG

12.06.2013 13:58

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Dissemination of an announcement pursuant to Article 27a Section 1 WpHG
(significant shareholding)

Gerd Eickers Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne, Germany, informed
us on June 10, 2013 pursuant to Article 21 Section 1 Sentence 1 in
connection with Article 22 Section 2 WpHG that on June 10, 2013 Gerd
Eickers Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG's voting rights in QSC AG,
Cologne, Germany, exceeded the thresholds of 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%
and on this day amounted to 25.09% (31,045,856 voting rights). 25.09% of
these voting rights (31,045,856 voting rights) are to be attributed to Gerd
Eickers Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG pursuant to Article 22 Section 2
Sentence 1 WpHG. Voting rights of the following shareholders holding more
than 3% voting rights in QSC AG are attributed to Gerd Eickers
Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG: Gerd Eickers, Germany, Dr. Bernd
Schlobohm, Germany.

In addition, against this background Gerd Eickers Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH
& Co. KG has informed us pursuant to Article 27a Section 1 WpHG of the
following:

The exceeding of the voting rights thresholds in QSC AG is not due to an
acquisition of further shares but to an attribution of voting rights from
shares in QSC AG pursuant to Article 22 Section 2 WpHG following the
accession to a voting and pooling agreement concluded on March 4, 2013.

It is intended that Mr. Gerd Eickers transfers the 15,552,484 shares
currently held by him in QSC AG to Gerd Eickers Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH &
Co. KG. The transfer occurs owing to inheritance tax reasons. A
consideration is not intended.

I. Goals of the Acquisition (Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 3 WpHG)

1. The exceeding of the thresholds of voting rights from shares in QSC AG
   mentioned in the voting rights announcement of June 10, 2013 is not
   aimed at the implementation of strategic goals or the realization of
   trading profits, but is exclusively due to an attribution following the
   accession to a voting and pooling agreement in order to make use of
   certain inheritance and gift tax advantages.

2. It is not intended to obtain further voting rights through an
   acquisition or otherwise to a significant extent within the next twelve
   months.

3. Apart from exercising voting rights in the shareholders' meeting of QSC
   AG with respect to upcoming elections of supervisory board members it
   is presently not intended to exert an influence on the composition of
   the administrative, management and supervisory bodies of the company.

4. A significant change of the capital structure of QSC AG, particularly
   in respect of the equity-debt ratio or the dividend policy is not
   intended.

II. Origin of funds used (Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 4 WpHG)

The exceeding of the thresholds of voting rights from shares in QSC AG
mentioned in the voting rights announcement of June 10, 2013 was
exclusively due to an attribution of voting rights pursuant to Article 22
Section 2 WpHG without the use of own or borrowed funds.

Cologne, June 2013

QSC AG
The Management Board

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Language: English
Company: QSC AG
Mathias-Brüggen-Straße 55
50829 Köln
Germany
Internet: www.qsc.de

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