Premiere AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
07.05.2008
Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC, Short Hills, NJ 07078, USA, notified us on 6
May 2008 pursuant to Section 21 Para. 1 WpHG (German Securities Trading
Act), that its share of the total voting rights in Premiere AG, Medienallee
4, 85774 Unterföhring, Germany, fell below the thresholds of 3% and 5% on 5
May 2008 when voting rights reached 2.45% which totals to 2,760,171 voting
shares.
All of these voting rights were attributable to Franklin Mutual Advisers,
LLC under Section 22 Para. 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG. At the present time,
4.12% of these voting rights are conferred by shares owned by Franklin
Mutual Series Fund Inc., an investment fund established under the laws of
the United States of America, for which Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC act
as discretionary investment manager (previous notification reported
shareholdings of 3.03%).
The decrease in voting rights held is due to a change in management
relationship.
In connection with the notification of Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC,
Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited, Edinburgh, Scotland EH3
813H, United Kingdom, notified us on 6 May 2008 pursuant to Section 21
Para. 1 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act), that its share of the total
voting rights in Premiere AG, Medienallee 4, 85774 Unterföhring, Germany,
has exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% on 5 May 2008 when voting rights
reached 5.21% which totals to 5,858,589 voting shares.
All of these voting rights were attributable to Franklin Templeton
Investment Management Limited under Section 22 Para. 1 Sentence 1 No. 6
WpHG. At the present time, 4.12% of these voting rights are conferred by
shares owned by Franklin Mutual Series Fund Inc., an investment fund
established under the laws of the United States of America, for which
Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited act as discretionary
investment manager (previous notification reported shareholdings of 3.03%).
The increase in voting rights held is due to a change in management
relationship.
Unterföhring, May 2008
Premiere AG
The Management Board
DGAP 07.05.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: Premiere AG
Medienallee 4
85774 Unterföhring
Deutschland
Internet: www.premiere.de
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