Deutsche Lufthansa AG — Major Shareholding Notification 2006

Aug 3, 2006

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Ad-hoc | 3 August 2006 14:48

Deutsche Lufthansa AG: Foreign shareholders hold 40 per cent of Deutsche Lufthansa AG stock

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Adhoc Release pursuant to §15 of the Securities Trading Act (WpHG) Foreign shareholders hold 40 per cent of Deutsche Lufthansa AG stock A share buy-back as provided for in §4 (1) of the German Aviation Compliance Documentation Act (LuftNaSiG) is not planned As of 3 August 2006, 40.29 per cent of the shareholders recorded in the Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s share register are not German nationals respectively companies not domiciled in Germany. In order to retain the air traffic operating licence under European law and air traffic rights to fly to international destinations outside Europe, the proportion of foreign shareholders may not exceed 50 per cent of the company’s share capital. When the proportion of foreign shareholders reaches 40 per cent, the company is therefore authorised under §4 (1) of the German Aviation Compliance Documentation Act (LuftNaSiG) together with §71 (1) No. 1 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) to buy back its own shares to prevent imminent excessive foreign control. After a careful analysis of share trading, Lufthansa does not currently see a threat of excessive foreign control, however, and continues to place its confidence in the self-regulation of the capital market. At the present time the company will therefore not make use of the share buy-back option afforded by §4 (1) LuftNaSiG. §6 (1) LuftNaSiG requires Deutsche Lufthansa AG to report on the nationality of its shareholders every quarter. When certain thresholds for the number of shares held by foreign shareholders are reached, §6 (2) LuftNaSiG also provides for an obligatory disclosure pursuant to §15 WpHG. Further information is available at www.lufthansa-financials.com (c)DGAP 03.08.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: Deutsche Lufthansa AG Von-Gablenz-Str. 2-6 50679 Köln Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)69 696 28001 Fax: +49 (0)69 696 90990 E-mail: investor.relations@dlh.de WWW: www.lufthansa-financials.de ISIN: DE0008232125 WKN: 823212 Indices: DAX Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Berlin-Bremen, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————