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


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
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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 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Balda AG
              Bergkirchener Str. 228
              32549 Bad Oeynhausen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.balda.de
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