DGAP-PVR: ARQUES Industries AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution


ARQUES Industries AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

30.01.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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Correction of the disclosure as of January 28, 2008

According to § 21 para 1 WpHG JPMorgan Chase & Co. has informed us that
they have fallen below the threshold of 5% of the voting rights of Arques
Industries AG, Münchner Str. 15a, 82319 Starnberg on November 21, 2007 and
now amounts to 4.81% (1,272,170 shares) in relation to all shares of the
respective voting shares.

The attribution of the voting rights to JPMorgan Chase & Co. according to §
22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in conjunction with sentence 2 WpHG is
concerning 4.77% corresponding 1,261,943 of the voting rights which results
from JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. among others. Furthermore, the
attribution of the voting rights to JPMorgan Chase & Co. according to § 22
para 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG is concerning 0.04% corresponding to 10,227 of
the voting rights.

According to § 21 para 1 WpHG JPMorgan Asset Management UK Limited has
informed us that they have fallen below the threshold of 5% of the voting
rights of Arques Industries AG, Münchner Straße 15a, 82319 Starnberg on the
January 17, 2008 and now amounts to 4.75% (1,257,525 shares) in relation to
all shares of the respective voting shares.

All voting rights are attributed JPMorgan Asset Management UK Limited
according to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

According to § 21 para 1 WpHG JPMorgan Asset Management Holding Inc. has
informed us that they have fallen below the threshold of 5% of the voting
rights of Arques Industries AG, Münchner Straße 15a, 82319 Starnberg on the
January 17, 2008 and now amounts to 4.76% (1,258,678 shares) in relation to
all shares of the respective voting shares.

All voting rights are attributed to JPMorgan Asset Management Holding  Inc.
according to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in conjunction with sentence 2
WpHG which results from JPMorgan Asset Management UK Limited among others.

DGAP 30.01.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       ARQUES Industries AG
              Münchner Str. 15a
              82319 Starnberg
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.arques.de
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