Roth & Rau AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 21.08.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with sec. 21 sub-section 1 of the WpHG we have received on August 20th, 2008 the following notification from Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA on its own behalf and on behalf of such further subsidiaries as mentioned below: 1. MSDW Equity Finance Services (1) Cayman Ltd, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands on 01 August 2008, has exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% of the voting rights of Roth & Rau AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany and on that day holds 5.06% of the voting rights (698,900 shares, each carrying one voting right); and 2. The holding entity of MSDW Equity Finance Service 1 (Cayman) Ltd, MSDW Offshore Equity Services Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA, on 01 August 2008, has also exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% of the voting rights of Roth & Rau AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany, and on that day holds 5.06% (698,900 shares each carrying one voting right) whereby the aforementioned voting rights have to be attributed pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 1 German Securities Trading Act. 3. The holding parent entity Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware DE 19801, USA, on 01 August 2008, has also exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% of the voting rights of Roth & Rau AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany, and on that day holds 5.06% (698,900 shares, each carrying one voting right) whereby these 5.06% (698,900 shares, each carrying one voting right) of the voting rights of Roth & Rau AG have to be attributed according to Section 22 para. 1 sent 1 No. 1 German Securities Trading Act 4. This chain of entities is represented as follows (starting on the highest level): Morgan Stanley (Delaware), MSDW Offshore Equity Services Inc. (Delaware), MSDW Equity Finance Services 1 (Cayman) Ltd. (Cayman Island) DGAP 21.08.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Roth & Rau AG An der Baumschule 6-8 09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal Deutschland Internet: www.roth-rau.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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