Utimaco Safeware AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 18.02.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On February 14, 2008, Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, USA, notified us on its own behalf and on behalf of such further subsidiaries as mentioned below pursuant Section 21 para. 1 and Section 24 German Security Trading Act that: 1. Morgan Stanley Co. International plc, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, United Kingdom on 8 February, 2008, has exceeded the thresholds of 3% and of 5% of the voting rights of Utimaco Safeware AG, Oberursel, Germany (ISIN: DE0007572406, WKN: 757240), and on that day holds 5.00% of the voting rights (=737,676 shares, each carrying one voting right); and 2. Each of the following holding entities of Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc (I) Morgan Stanley, The Corporation Trust Company, The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware DE 19801, USA; (II) Morgan Stanley International Incorporated, The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware DE 19801, USA; (III) Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware DE 19801, USA; (IV) Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, United Kingdom; (V) Morgan Stanley Group (Europe), 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, United Kingdom; and (VI) Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, United Kingdom, on 8 February 2008, has also exceeded the thresholds of 3% and of 5% of the voting rights of Utimaco Safeware AG, Oberursel, Germany (ISIN: DE0007572406, WKN: 757240), and on that day each holds 5.00% (=737,676 shares, each carrying one voting right), whereby the aforementioned voting rights held by Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc are attributed to each of these entities pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 1 German Securities Trading Act. In each case the attribution to each of these entities occurs through each of the entities mentioned below the respective entity. DGAP 18.02.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Utimaco Safeware AG Hohemarkstraße 22 61440 Oberursel Deutschland Internet: www.utimaco.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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