DGAP-PVR: Utimaco Safeware 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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Utimaco Safeware AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

01.02.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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Umbrella Acquisitions GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany) informed us in its
(Umbrella Acquisitions GmbH) name and in the names and with power of
attorney of the Companies controlling Umbrella Acquisitions GmbH (starting
with the ultimate parent company)

1. SIPCO Limited, Boundary Hall, Cricket Square, P.O. Box 1111, Grand
Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands
-' Company no. 1'-

2. Ownership Holdings Limited, Boundary Hall, Cricket Square, P.O. Box
1111, Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands;
-' Company no. 2'-

3. C.P. Holdings Limited, Boundary Hall, Cricket Square, P.O. Box 1111,
Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands;
-' Company no. 3'-

4. Investcorp Bank B.S.C., P.O. Box 5340, Manama, Bahrain;
-' Company no. 4'-

5. Investcorp Holdings Limited, Boundary Hall, Cricket Square, P.O. Box
1111, Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands;
-' Company no. 5'-

6. Investcorp S.A., 6 rue Adolphe Fischer, L-1520 Luxembourg;
-' Company no. 6'-

7. Investcorp Investment Holdings Limited, Boundary Hall, Cricket Square,
P.O. Box 1111, Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands;
-' Company no. 7'-

8. ITV Limited, c/o Paget-Brown Trust Company Ltd., Boundary Hall, Cricket
Square, P.O. Box 1111, Grand Cayman, KY1-1102, Cayman Islands;
-' Company no. 8'-

9. ITPU Holdings Limited, c/o Paget-Brown Trust Company Ltd., Boundary
Hall, Cricket Square, P.O. Box 1111, Grand Cayman, KY1-1102, Cayman
Islands;
-' Company no. 9'-

 on January 31st, 2008 about the following notifications according to §§
21, 22 WpHG :

A. The voting rights via shares of Umbrella Acquisitions GmbH on Utimaco
Safeware AG, Oberursel, Germany (WKN 757240) have exceeded the 20% limit on
January 31st, 2008 and on this date amount to 23.75% (this corresponds to
3,502,887 voting rights).

B. The voting rights via shares of the Companies no. 1 through 9. on
Utimaco Safeware AG, Oberursel, Germany (WKN 757240) have exceeded the 20%
limit on January 31st, 2008 and on this date amount to 23.75% (this
corresponds to 3,502,887 voting rights).The voting rights are held via
Umbrella Acquisitions GmbH and are attributed to the Companies no. 1
through 9 each pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG.

DGAP 01.02.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Utimaco Safeware AG
              Hohemarkstraße 22
              61440 Oberursel
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.utimaco.de
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