IDS Scheer AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 10.09.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Declaration of holdings Schroders plc advised us in accordance with sec. 21 Para. 1 WpHG that their shareholding in IDS Scheer AG (Saarbruecken, Germany) went below the 3% threshold and amounted to 2.96% (equivalent to 952,417 shares of 32,158,390 total shares) on 05 September 2008. These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Schroders plc pursuant to sec. 22 Para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 and sent. 2 and 3 WpHG. Schroder Administration Limited advised us in accordance with sec. 21 Para. 1 WpHG that their shareholding in IDS Scheer AG (Saarbruecken, Germany) went below the 3% threshold and amounted to 2.96% (equivalent to 952,417 shares of 32,158,390 total shares) on 05 September 2008. These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Schroder Administration Limited pursuant to sec. 22 Para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 and sent. 2 and 3 WpHG. Schroder Investment Management Ltd. advised us in accordance with sec. 21 Para. 1 WpHG that their shareholding in IDS Scheer AG (Saarbruecken, Germany) went below the 3% threshold and amounted to 2.96% (equivalent to 952,417 shares of 32,158,390 total shares) on 05 September 2008. These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Schroder Investment Management Ltd. pursuant to sec. 22 Para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG. Please be aware that Schroders plc is the parent company of Schroder Administration Limited, which itself is the parent company of Schroder Investment Management Limited. The registered address for all three companies is London, United Kingdom. DGAP 10.09.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: IDS Scheer AG Altenkesseler Straße 17 66115 Saarbrücken Deutschland Internet: www.ids-scheer.com End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: IDS Scheer 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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