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)

09.01.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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On December 20, 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 18, 2007 amounting to 3.29 percent of
all voting rights (1,558,730 shares).

According to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 Number 1 WpHG [German
Securities Trading Act] all voting rights are attributed 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 the same day
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, fell below the
threshold of 3 percent on December 19, 2007 amounting to 0.00 percent (0
shares).

According to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 Number 1 WpHG [German
Securities Trading Act] no voting rights (0 shares) are attributed to
Bayerische Landesbank.

Bad Oeynhausen, January 2008 
Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen 



On December 20, 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 18, 2007 amounting to 3.29 percent
of all voting rights (1,558,730 shares).

According to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 Number 1 WpHG [German
Securities Trading Act] all voting rights are attributed 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 the same day 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, fell below
the threshold of 3 percent on December 19, 2007 amounting to 0.00 percent
(0 shares).

According to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 Number 1 WpHG [German
Securities Trading Act] no voting rights are attributed to HYPO
ALPE-ADRIA-BANK INTERNATIONAL AG, Klagenfurt, Austria.

Bad Oeynhausen, January 2008 
Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen



On December 20, 2007 HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK AG, Klagenfurt, Austria,
announced on the same day 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 18, 2007 amounting to 3,29 percent of
all voting rights (1,558,730 shares).


Moreover 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, fell below the threshold of  3 percent on December 19,
2007 amounting to 0.00 percent (0 shares).

Bad Oeynhausen, January 2008 
Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen

DGAP 09.01.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Balda AG
              Bergkirchener Str. 228
              32549 Bad Oeynhausen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.balda.de
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