Wirecard AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
24.01.2008
Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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1. Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, London, UK, has informed us in
the name and on behalf of Threadneedle Investment Services Limited, London,
UK and Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC, London, UK about the following
changes in voting rights:
On 16th January 2008 the share of voting rights of Threadneedle Investment
Services Limited and Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC in Wirecard AG,
Grasbrunn/Munich, Germany went below the threshold of 3 % of the total
voting stocks of the company.
The percentage of voting rights of Threadneedle Investment Services Limited
in Wirecard AG at 16th January 2008 amounted to 2.992 % (2,435,005 shares).
These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Threadneedle
Investment Services Limited according to § 22 paragraph 1 sentence 1 Nr. 6
WpHG. These voting rights are held by subfunds of Threadneedle Investment
Funds ICVC.
The percentage of voting rights of Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC in
Wirecard AG at 16th January 2008 amounted to 2.992 % (2,435,005 shares).
These voting rights are held by subfunds of Threadneedle Investment Funds
ICVC.
2. Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, London, UK, has informed us in
their own name and in the name and on behalf of Threadneedle Asset
Management Holdings Limited, London, UK and Ameriprise Financial, Inc.,
Minneapolis, USA about the following changes in voting rights:
Ameriprise Financial Inc. is the parent company of Threadneedle Asset
Management Holdings Limited, which is the parent company of Threadneedle
Asset Management Limited.
On 18th January 2008 the share of voting rights of the above mentioned
companies in Wirecard AG, Grasbrunn/Munich, Germany went below the
threshold of 3 % of the total voting stocks of the company.
The percentage of voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Limited in
Wirecard AG at 18th January 2008 amounted to 2.934 % (2,388,042 shares).
These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Threadneedle
Asset Management Limited according to § 22 paragraph 1 sentence 1 Nr. 6
WpHG.
The percentage of voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings
Limited in Wirecard AG at 18th January 2008 amounted to 2.934 % (2,388,042
shares). These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited according to § 22 paragraph
1 sentence 1 Nr. 6, sentence 2 and 3 WpHG.
The percentage of voting rights of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. in Wirecard
AG at 18th January 2008 amounted to 2.934 % (2,388,042 shares). These
voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Ameriprise Financial,
Inc. according to § 22 paragraph 1 sentence 1 Nr. 6, sentence 2 and 3 WpHG.
3. William Blair & Company, LLC., Chicago, Illinois, USA has informed us,
that via shares its voting rights on Wirecard AG, Grasbrunn/Munich, Germany
have exceeded the threshold of 5% on 15th January 2008 and then amounted to
5.41% (4,403,500 voting rights). All the voting rights are attributable to
William Blair & Company, LLC according to article 22 paragraph 1 section 1
number 6 WpHG.
DGAP 24.01.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: Wirecard AG
Bretonischer Ring 4
85630 Grasbrunn b. München
Deutschland
Internet: www.wirecard.com
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