Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Oct 13, 2009
Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements
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Voting Rights Announcements | 13 October 2009 10:39
METRO AG: Release according to section 26 para. 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
METRO AG / Release of an announcement according to section 21 para. 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act] (share)
13.10.2009
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.
On October 9, 2009, Otto Beisheim Holding GmbH, Baar (Switzerland),
informed us, METRO AG, Germany (Schlüterstrasse 1, 40235 Düsseldorf), ISIN:
DE0007257503, WKN: 725750, about the following:
Voting Rights Announcement pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG
Person obliged to report:
Otto Beisheim Betriebs GmbH (formerly named O.B. Betriebs GmbH), Munich
Otto Beisheim Group GmbH & Co. KG (formerly named O.B.V.
Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG), Düsseldorf
Otto Beisheim Verwaltungs GmbH (formerly named O.B.V.
Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH), Düsseldorf
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Otto Beisheim, Baar (Switzerland)
Otto Beisheim Holding GmbH (formerly named Overpart GmbH), Baar
(Switzerland)
Prof. Otto Beisheim Stiftung, Baar (Switzerland)
Issuer:
Metro AG
Schlüterstraße 1, 40235 Düsseldorf
We, Otto Beisheim Holding GmbH, in the name and on behalf of the following
companies and Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Otto Beisheim, hereby inform you pursuant
to section 21 para. 1 WpHG about the following:
The proportion of voting rights in METRO AG held by Otto Beisheim Betriebs
GmbH fell below the 15% threshold on October 9, 2009 and as of this day
amounts to 13.21% (42,821,061 voting rights).
Thereof, 13.17% (42,690,515 voting rights) are attributed to Otto Beisheim
Betriebs GmbH pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 2 WpHG, and
another 0.04% (130,546 voting rights) are attributed to it pursuant to
section 22 para. 2 sentence 1 WpHG.
Voting rights of the following shareholders, whose proportion of voting
rights in METRO AG in each case amounts to 3% or more, are attributed to
Otto Beisheim Betriebs GmbH:
1. HSB Beiteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG.
Otto Beisheim Group GmbH & Co. KG
The proportion of voting rights in METRO AG held by Otto Beisheim Group
GmbH & Co. KG fell below the 15% threshold on October 9, 2009 and as of
this day amounts to 13.21% (42,821,061 voting rights).
Thereof, 13.17% (42,690,515 voting rights) are attributed to Otto Beisheim
Group GmbH pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 2, sentence 2
WpHG, and another 0.04% (130,546 voting rights) are attributed to it
pursuant to section 22 para. 2 sentence 1 WpHG.
Voting rights of the following shareholders, whose proportion of voting
rights in METRO AG in each case amounts to 3% or more, are attributed to
Otto Beisheim Group GmbH & Co. KG:
1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG.
Otto Beisheim Verwaltungs GmbH
The proportion of voting rights in METRO AG held by Otto Beisheim
Verwaltungs GmbH fell below the 15% threshold on October 9, 2009 and as of
this day amounts to 13.21% (42,821,061 voting rights).
Thereof, 13.17% (42,690,515 voting rights) are attributed to Otto Beisheim
Verwaltungs GmbH pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 2, sentence
2 WpHG, and another 0.04% (130,546 voting rights) are attributed to it
pursuant to section 22 para. 2 sentence 1 WpHG.
Voting rights of the following shareholders, whose proportion of voting
rights in METRO AG in each case amounts to 3% or more, are attributed to
Otto Beisheim Verwaltungs GmbH:
1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG.
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Otto Beisheim
The proportion of voting rights in METRO AG held by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Otto
Beisheim fell below the 15% threshold on October 9, 2009 and as of this day
amounts to 13.21% (42,821,061 voting rights).
Thereof, 13.17% (42,690,515 voting rights) are attributed to Prof. Dr. Dr.
h.c. Otto Beisheim pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 2,
sentence 2 WpHG, and another 0.04% (130,546 voting rights) are attributed
to him pursuant to section 22 para. 2 sentence 1 WpHG.
Voting rights of the following shareholders, whose proportion of voting
rights in METRO AG in each case amounts to 3% or more, are attributed to
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Otto Beisheim:
1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG.
Otto Beisheim Holding GmbH
The proportion of voting rights in METRO AG held by Otto Beisheim Holding
GmbH fell below the 15% threshold on October 9, 2009 and as of this day
amounts to 13.21% (42,821,061 voting rights).
Thereof, 13.17% (42,690,515 voting rights) are attributed to Otto Beisheim
Holding GmbH pursuant to section 22 para. 2 sentence 1 WpHG.
Voting rights of the following shareholders, whose proportion of voting
rights in METRO AG in each case amounts to 3% or more, are attributed to
Otto Beisheim Holding GmbH:
1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG.
Prof. Otto Beisheim Stiftung
The proportion of voting rights in METRO AG held by Prof. Otto Beisheim
Stiftung fell below the 15% thresholds on October 9, 2009 and as of this
day amounts to 13.21% (42,821,061 voting rights).
Thereof, 0.04% (130,546 voting rights) are attributed to Prof. Otto
Beisheim Stiftung pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG, and
another 13.17% (42,690,515 voting rights) are attributed to it pursuant to
section 22 para. 2 sentence 1 WpHG.
Furthermore, voting rights of the following shareholders, whose proportion
of voting rights in METRO AG in each case amounts to 3% or more, are
attributed to Prof. Otto Beisheim Stiftung:
Please note that only the German version of this announcement is legally
binding.
13.10.2009 financial News transmitted by DGAP
Language: English
Company: METRO AG
Schlüterstr. 1
40235 Düsseldorf
Deutschland
Internet: www.metrogroup.de
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