AWD Holding AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
20.08.2008
Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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AWD Holding AG was notified that Hermes Administration Services Limited as
the authorised administration agent on behalf of Hermes Focus Asset
Management Europe Limited, as General Partner of the Hermes European Focus
Fund I, London (England) ('HEFF') made the following notification regarding
the holding of voting rights held in AWD Holding AG according to §§ 21, 22
WpHG in the name of HEFF.
Notification of voting rights in the name and on behalf of HEFF
On 20 June 2007 the voting interest held by HEFF in AWD Holding AG exceeded
the 5% threshold of § 21 para. 1 WpHG and amounted to 5.006% of the voting
rights (i.e. 1,934,216 shares with voting rights) on that day.
All of these 5.006% of the voting rights in AWD Holding AG were attributed
to HEFF pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 2 WpHG. All of these 5.006%
of the voting rights were held directly by Chase Nominees Limited, London
(England).
DGAP 20.08.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: AWD Holding AG
AWD-Platz 1
30659 Hannover
Deutschland
Internet: www.awd.de
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