METRO AG / Release of an announcement according to section 21 para. 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act] (share) 14.04.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 11 April 2008, UBS AG, Zurich, Switzerland (address: Bahnhofstraße 45, 8098 Zurich/Switzerland), has informed us according to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its voting rights on METRO AG, Düsseldorf, Germany (address: Schlüterstraße 1, 40235 Düsseldorf), ISIN: DE0007257503, WKN: 725750, have fallen below the 3% limit of the voting rights on 9 April 2008 and amount to 2.99% (this corresponds to 9720916 voting rights). According to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG, 1.50% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 4857029 voting rights) is to be attributed to UBS AG. DGAP 14.04.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: METRO AG Schlüterstr. 1 40235 Düsseldorf Deutschland Internet: www.metrogroup.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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