SCHWARZ PHARMA AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 19.12.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHWARZ PHARMA Aktiengesellschaft Alfred-Nobel-Str. 10 40789 Monheim Germany - Securities Identification No. [Wertpapier-Kenn-Nr.] 722 190 - - ISIN 0007221905 - Release according to Section 26 para. 1 German Securities Trading Act ('WpHG') 1. Mr. Paul E. Singer, USA, informed us pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that his share in the voting rights of SCHWARZ PHARMA AG fell below the threshold of 5 % and 3 % on December 11, 2008 and amounts, on such date, to 0.0002 % (this corresponds to 100 out of a total of 49,262,006 voting rights). All of these voting rights are to be attributed to Mr. Paul E. Singer pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 2. Braxton Associates, Inc., New York, USA informed us pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of SCHWARZ PHARMA AG fell below the threshold of 5 % and 3 % on December 11, 2008 and amounts, on such date, to 0.0002 % (this corresponds to 100 out of a total of 49,262,006 voting rights). All of these voting rights are to be attributed to Braxton Associates, Inc. pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 3. Elliott Asset Management LLC, New York, USA informed us pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of SCHWARZ PHARMA AG fell below the threshold of 5 % and 3 % on December 11, 2008 and amounts, on such date, to 0.0002 % (this corresponds to 100 out of a total of 49,262,006 voting rights). All of these voting rights are to be attributed to Elliott Asset Management LLC pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 4. Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P., New York, USA informed us pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of SCHWARZ PHARMA AG fell below the threshold of 5 % and 3 % on December 11, 2008 and amounts, on such date, to 0.0002 % (this corresponds to 100 out of a total of 49,262,006 voting rights). All of these voting rights are to be attributed to Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P. pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 5. Elliott International Capital Advisors, Inc., New York, USA informed us pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of SCHWARZ PHARMA AG fell below the threshold of 3 % on December 11, 2008 and amounts, on such date, to 0.00 % (this corresponds to 0 voting rights). 6. Hambledon, Inc., George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands informed us pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of SCHWARZ PHARMA AG fell below the threshold of 3 % on December 11, 2008 and amounts, on such date, to 0.00 % (this corresponds to 0 voting rights). 7. Elliott International, L.P., George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands informed us pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of SCHWARZ PHARMA AG fell below the threshold of 3 % on December 11, 2008 and amounts, on such date, to 0.00 % (this corresponds to 0 voting rights). Monheim, den 19. Dezember, 2008 The Executive Board DGAP 19.12.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: SCHWARZ PHARMA AG Alfred-Nobel-Str. 10 40789 Monheim Deutschland Internet: www.schwarzpharma.com End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: SCHWARZ PHARMA 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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