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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Feb 8, 2013

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Voting Rights Announcements | 8 February 2013 19:10

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

METRO AG

08.02.2013 19:10

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On February 8, 2013, Schwarz & Körner Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, informed us for and on
behalf of Dr. Michael Schmidt-Ruthenbeck, Zurich, Switzerland, pursuant to
Sections 21 f. WpHG about the following:

The share of voting rights of

Dr. Michael Schmidt-Ruthenbeck, Zurich, Switzerland,

in METRO AG, Düsseldorf, Germany, fell below the 50% threshold on February
5, 2013 and amounts to 45.78% of the voting rights (148,382,643 voting
rights) on that day.

These 45.78% of the voting rights (148,382,643 voting rights) are
attributed to Dr. Michael Schmidt-Ruthenbeck pursuant to Section 22 para. 2
WpHG; 28.94% of the voting rights (93,807,878 voting rights) are attributed
to him pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG at the same
time.

Voting rights of the following controlled companies, whose share of voting
rights in METRO AG in each case amounts to 3% or more, are attributed to
Dr. Michael Schmidt-Ruthenbeck:

• Gebr. Schmidt Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH;

• Gebr. Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG;

• BVG Beteiligungs- und Vermögensverwaltung GmbH;

• METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG;

• METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH;

• 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG;
• 1. HSB Verwaltung GmbH.

Voting rights of the following shareholders, whose attributed share of
voting rights in METRO AG in each case amounts to 3% or more, are
attributed to Dr. Michael Schmidt-Ruthenbeck:

• Haniel Finance Deutschland GmbH;

• METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG;

• 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG.

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Language: English
Company: METRO AG
Schlüterstr. 1
40235 Düsseldorf
Germany
Internet: www.metrogroup.de

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