DGAP-PVR: Commerzbank AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution


Commerzbank AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

22.09.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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On September 19, 2008, Generali Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungs-AG, Munich,
Germany, informed us that on September 16, 2008 Volksfürsorge Holding AG
changed its name to Generali Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungs-AG and its seat
from Hamburg to Munich.

On this occasion on September 19, 2008 they informed us according to
article 21 section 1 WpHG that the voting rights of Generali Beteiligungs-
und Verwaltungs-AG in Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ISIN:
DE0008032004, WKN: 803200, on September 16, 2008 have still exceeded the 5%
limit of the voting rights and as of this date amounted to 6,32%
(45,668,858 voting rights).

We were further informed that the voting rights of 6,32% (45,668,858 voting
rights) are attributed according to § 22 section 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG
and that the attributed voting rights are held through the controlled
entity Volksfürsorge Deutsche Lebensversicherung AG.

DGAP 22.09.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Commerzbank AG
              Kaiserplatz
              60261 Frankfurt am Main
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.commerzbank.de
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