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

03.07.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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HSH Nordbank AG, Hamburg und Kiel, Germany, informed us in its notification
dated 2 July 2008 pursuant to Section 21 paragraph 1 German Securities
Trading Act in connection with Section 24 German Securities Trading Act
that the voting interest of its subsidiary, Lamatos GmbH, Hamburg, Germany,
in Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, Hamburg, Germany (ISIN: DE0006766504, WKN:
676650), had exceeded the 3 % threshold  on 30 June 2008 and now amounted
to 4.54 % (1,857,715 shares of a total of 40,869,479 shares of Norddeutsche
Affinerie AG).

In terms of disclosure requirements, this has not changed the voting
interest of HSH Nordbank AG, Hamburg und Kiel, Germany (see notification
dated 14 November 2007).

DGAP 03.07.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Norddeutsche Affinerie AG
              Hovestraße 50
              20539 Hamburg
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.na-ag.com
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