Balda AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 17.12.2007 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On December 13, 2007 Bayerische Landesbank, Munich, Germany, announced according to Article 21 Section 1 Sentence 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act], that its proportion of voting rights in Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, exceeded the threshold of 3 percent on December 11, 2007 amounting to 3.19 percent of all voting rights (1,510,259 shares). According to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 Number 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act] these voting rights are attributed by the day of December 11, 2007 to Bayerische Landesbank, Munich, Germany through HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK INTERNATIONAL AG und HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK AG, both Klagenfurt, Austria. Moreover Bayerische Landesbank, Munich, Germany, announced on December 13, 2007 according to Article 21, Section 1 Sentence 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act], that its proportion of voting rights in Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, exceeded the thresholds of 3 and 5 percent on December 12, 2007 amounting to 6.34 percent of all voting rights (3,002,306 shares). According to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 Number 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act] these voting rights are attributed by the day of December 12, 2007 to Bayerische Landesbank, Munich, Germany through HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK INTERNATIONAL AG und HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK AG, both Klagenfurt, Austria. Bad Oeynhausen, December 2007 Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen On December 13, 2007 HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK INTERNATIONAL AG , Klagenfurt, Austria, announced according to Article 21 Section 1 Sentence 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act], that its proportion of voting rights in Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, exceeded the threshold of 3 percent on December 11, 2007 amounting to 3.19 percent of all voting rights (1,510,259 shares). According to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 Number 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act] these voting rights are attributed by the day of December 11, 2007 to HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK INTERNATIONAL AG, Klagenfurt, Austria through HYPO ALPE ADRIA BANK AG, Klagenfurt, Austria. Moreover HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK INTERNATIONAL AG , Klagenfurt, Austria, announced on December 13, 2007 according to Article 21 Section 1 Sentence 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act], that its proportion of voting rights in Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, exceeded the thresholds of 3 and 5 percent on December 12, 2007 amounting to 6.34 percent of all voting rights (3,002,306 shares). According to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 Number 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act] these voting rights are attributed by the day of December 12, 2007 to HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK INTERNATIONAL AG, Klagenfurt, Austria through HYPO ALPE ADRIA BANK AG, Klagenfurt, Austria. Bad Oeynhausen, December 2007 Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen On December 13, 2007 HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK AG, Klagenfurt, Austria, announced according to Article 21 Section 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act], that its proportion of voting rights in Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, exceeded the threshold of 3 percent on December 11, 2007 amounting to 3.19 percent of all voting rights (1,510,259 shares). Moreover HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK AG, Klagenfurt, Austria, announced on December 13, 2007 according to Article 21, Section 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act], that its proportion of voting rights in Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, exceeded the thresholds of 3 and 5 percent on December 12, 2007 amounting to 6,34 percent of all voting rights (3,002,306 shares). Bad Oeynhausen, December 2007 Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen DGAP 17.12.2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Balda AG Bergkirchener Str. 228 32549 Bad Oeynhausen Deutschland Internet: www.balda.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: Balda AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
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