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

21.04.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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Pursuant to § 21 para. 1 WpHG Threadneedle Asset Management Limited,
Swindon, United Kingdom, has informed us about the following:

'The following notification is made in the name of Ameriprise Financial,
Inc., 200 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474, USA.

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is the parent company of Threadneedle Asset
Management Holdings Limited, which is the parent company of Threadneedle
Asset Management Limited.

Please be advised that on 16 April 2008 the share of voting stocks of the
above mentioned company in TAKKT AG, Presselstrasse 12, 70191 Stuttgart,
Germany, went above the threshold of 3% of the total voting stocks of the
company.

The percentage of voting rights of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. in TAKKT AG
at 16 April 2008 amounted to 3.045% (2,219,518 shares). These voting rights
are in their entirety attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. pursuant
to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6, sent.2 and sent.3 WpHG.'

DGAP 21.04.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       TAKKT AG
              Presselstr. 12
              70191 Stuttgart
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.takkt.de
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