Norddeutsche Affinerie AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 13.08.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 8 August 2008 JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, London, United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, sub-section 1 of the WpHG that it has exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on 6 August 2008 of Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, Hamburg, Deutschland, ISIN: DE0006766504, WKN: 676650, and now amounts to 3.05% (1,247,240 shares) in relation to all shares of the respective voting shares. All voting rights are attributed to JP Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited according to section 22 sub-section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG. On 8 August 2008 JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings (UK) Limited, London, United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, sub-section 1 of the WpHG that it has exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on 6 August 2008 of Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, Hamburg, Deutschland, ISIN: DE0006766504, WKN: 676650, and now amounts to 3.05% (1,247,240 shares) in relation to all shares of the respective voting shares. All voting rights are attributed to JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings (UK) Limited according to section 22 sub-section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. On 8 August 2008 JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited, London, United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, sub-section 1 of the WpHG that it has exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on 6 August 2008 of Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, Hamburg, Deutschland, ISIN: DE0006766504, WKN: 676650, and now amounts to 3.05% (1,247,240 shares) in relation to all shares of the respective voting shares. All voting rights are attributed to JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited according to section 22 sub-section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. On 8 August 2008 JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., New York, USA, has informed us according to Article 21, sub-section 1 of the WpHG that it has exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on 6 August 2008 of Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, Hamburg, Deutschland, ISIN: DE0006766504, WKN: 676650, and now amounts to 3.05% (1,247,240 shares) in relation to all shares of the respective voting shares. All voting rights are attributed to JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. according to section 22 sub-section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. On 8 August 2008, JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, USA, has informed us according to Article 21, sub-section 1 of the WpHG that it has exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on 6 August 2008 of Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, Hamburg, Deutschland, ISIN: DE0006766504, WKN: 676650, and now amounts to 3.08% (1,258,906 shares) in relation to all shares of the respective voting shares. Thereof, 0,03% (11,666 voting rights) are attributed to JPMorgan Chase & Co, New York, USA, according to section 22 sub-section 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG. Further 3,05 % (1,247,240 shares) are attributed to JPMorgan Chase & Co. according to section 22 sub-section 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. DGAP 13.08.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Norddeutsche Affinerie AG Hovestraße 50 20539 Hamburg Deutschland Internet: www.na-ag.com End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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