Roth & Rau AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 23.10.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with sec. 21 sub-section 1 of the WpHG we have received 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 (I) Cayman Ltd, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands on 14 October 2008, has fallen below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights of Roth & Rau AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany and on that day holds 1.29% of the voting rights (= 177,600 shares, each carrying one voting right); and 2. The holding entity of MSDW Equity Finance Services I (Cayman) Ltd, MSDW Offshore Equity Services Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA, on 14 October 2008, has also fallen below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights of Roth & Rau AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany, and on that day holds 1.29% (= 177,600 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, USA, on 14 October 2008, has also fallen below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights of Roth & Rau AG, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany, and on that day holds 1.29% (= 177,600 shares, each carrying one voting right) whereby these 1.29% (= 177,600 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., MSDW Equity Finance Services I (Cayman) Ltd. DGAP 23.10.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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