DGAP-PVR: Hugo Boss AG: Release according to Article 26,

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

14.03.2008

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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On March 14, 2008, HUGO BOSS was notified of the following voting rights
announcements pursuant to section 21 paragraph 1 and section 22 WpHG
(German Securities Trading Act) of the entities and persons mentioned in
the following:

As legal successor of Red & Black S.r.l. 2, Milan (address: via San Paolo
10, 20121 Milan Italy): The proportion of voting rights of Red & Black
S.r.l. 2, Milan (address: via San Paolo 10, 20121 Milan Italy), held in
HUGO BOSS AG, Dieselstraße 12, 72555 Metzingen, Germany, has gone below the
limits of 75%, 50%, 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% und 3% on March 11, 2008
and amounts 0,00% since this day (no voting rights).

For the company itself: The proportion of voting rights of Red & Black
S.r.l., Milan (address: via San Paolo 10, 20121 Milan Italy), held in HUGO
BOSS AG, Dieselstraße 12, 72555 Metzingen, Germany, continues to amount
more than 75 % of the voting rights as of March 11, 2008, namely 89,49 % of
voting rights (32.092.026 voting rights). A proportion of voting rights of
88,02 % (31.563.471 voting rights) shall be attributable to Red & Black
S.r.l. from the shares held by V.F.G. International N.V., Amsterdam,
Netherlands, pursuant to section 22 paragraph 1 sentence 1 no. 1 in
connection with sentence 3 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). V.F.G.
International N.V. is a company controlled indirectly by Red & Black S.r.l.
via Valentino Fashion Group S.p.A., Milan, Italy. A further proportion of
voting rights of 1, 47 % (528.555 voting rights) shall be attributable to
Red & Black S.r.l. from the own shares held by HUGO BOSS AG pursuant to
section 22 paragraph 1 sentence 1 no. 1 in connection with sentence 3 WpHG
(German Securities Trading Act).

Metzing, March 14, 2008
The Managing Board

DGAP 14.03.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: Hugo Boss AG
Dieselstraße 12
72555 Metzingen
Deutschland
Internet: www.hugoboss.com
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DGAP-PVR: Hugo Boss AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution