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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Feb 17, 2012

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Voting Rights Announcements | 17 February 2012 19:10

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

HCI Capital AG

17.02.2012 19:10

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 41 para. 4d WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 41 para. 4d WpHG on
February 17, 2012:

1. Listed company:
   HCI Capital AG
   Burchardstraße 8, 20095 Hamburg, Deutschland

2. Notifier:
   Corsair III Benelux Investments S.à.r.l., Luxembourg, Luxembourg

3. Total amount of voting rights held on February 1st, 2012:
   51,15% (equals 18769130 voting rights)
   calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
   36692645

4. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25a WpHG:
25.58% (equals 9384565 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
25.58% (equals 9384565 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
0% (equals 0 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0% (equals 0 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
51.15% (equals 18769130 voting rights)

1. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a
   WpHG:

Chain of controlled undertakings:
Corsair III European Investments S.à.r.l., Corsair III Investments
(Luxembourg) S.à.r.l., MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Right of first
refusal (Vorkaufs- / Ankaufsrecht) in a pool agreement
Maturity:
Expiration date:

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Language: English
Company: HCI Capital AG
Burchardstraße 8
20095 Hamburg
Germany
Internet: www.hci-capital.de

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