DGAP-PVR: Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA: 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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 Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

05.11.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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On November 05, 2008 , Third Avenue Management LLC , New York, USA has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares
its Voting Rights on  Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA, Frankfurt am
Main, Deutschland, ISIN: DE0006047293, WKN: 604729, have fallen below the
3% limit of the Voting Rights on November 03, 2008  and now amount to 2.73%
(this corresponds to 1907685 Voting Rights).
According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG, 2.73% of
the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 1907685 Voting Rights) is to be
attributed to the company  from Third Avenue Special Situations (Master)
Fund L.P..

According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG, 2.73% of
the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 1907685 Voting Rights) is to be
attributed to the company  from Third Avenue Special Situations (Master)
Fund L.P..

DGAP 05.11.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:        Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA
              Grüneburgweg 18
              60322 Frankfurt am Main
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.heliad.de
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