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
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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
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Language: English
Issuer: Roth & Rau AG
An der Baumschule 6-8
09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Deutschland
Internet: www.roth-rau.de
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