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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Nov 23, 2010

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Voting Rights Announcements | 23 November 2010 16:06

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

ARQUES Industries AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 27a Section 1 of the WpHG

23.11.2010 16:06

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Announcement according to paragraph 27a of the Securities Trading Law
(WpHG) by

1. Computershare Limited, Australia

2. ACN 081 035 752 Pty. Limited, Australia

3. Computershare Verwaltungs GmbH, Munich

4. Computershare Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Munich

5. VEM Aktienbank AG, Munich

The abovementioned companies informed ARQUES Industries AG on October 29,
2010, in accordance with article 21 para. 1, 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 of
the Securities Trading Law (WpHG), that their portions of voting rights in
ARQUES Industries AG have exceeded the limits of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30%
in conjunction with the placement of a capital increase by ARQUES
Industries AG via VEM Aktienbank AG. This announcement was published by
ARQUES Industries AG November 4, 2010.

Further to this announcement according to paragraph 27a of the Securities
Trading Law (WpHG), the abovementioned companies informed us November 22,
2010 that

1. the acquisition of voting rights in ARQUES Industries AG leading to the
   exceedance of the reporting limits of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30%, does
   not serve the realisation of strategic goals nor the attainment of
   trading profits, but results solely from the placement of the capital
   increase by ARQUES Industries AG via VEM Aktienbank AG,

2. they do not intend to acquire any more voting rights in ARQUES
   Industries AG within the next 12 months, except in the case of
   commercial transactions within the framework of the usual business
   activities of VEM Aktienbank AG or within the framework of VEM
   Aktienbank AG being mandated to place further capital increases,

3. they do not seek to influence the members of the executive board, the
   supervisory board or any other administrative body, management body or
   supervisory body of ARQUES Industries AG,

4. they do not seek any change to the capital structure of ARQUES
   Industries AG, especially not in regard to the ratio of equity
   financing to external financing or the dividend policy.

The acquisition of the voting rights was effected by way of capital
resources.

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Language: English
Company: ARQUES Industries AG
Arnulf Office Park - Arnulfstraße 37-39
80636 München
Deutschland
Internet: www.arques.de

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