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


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
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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 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       IDS Scheer AG
              Altenkesseler Straße 17
              66115 Saarbrücken
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.ids-scheer.com
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