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


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

22.01.2009 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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On January 20, 2009, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, informed us about the following:

We, the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1295 State Street,
USA-01111-0001 Springfield, Massachusetts hereby notify in accordance with
Sec. 21 para 1 and Sec. 24 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that
the voting rights of Oppenheimer Funds, 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, CO,
USA 801112-3924 in KUKA AG, Augsburg (ISIN: DE0006204407, WKN: 620440) has
fallen below the threshold of 5% of the voting rights and amounts to
1,294,485 voting rights, 4.87%, as per January 15, 2009.

Furthermore we hereby notify in accordance with Sec. 21 para 1 of the
German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that the voting rights of
Massachusetts Mututal Life Insurance Company, 1295 State Street,
USA-01111-0001 Springfield, Massachusetts in KUKA AG, Augsburg (ISIN:
DE0006204407, WKN: 620440) has fallen below the threshold of 5% of the
voting rights and amounts to 1,294,485 voting rights, 4.87%, as per January
15, 2009. These voting rights are to be attributed to Massachusetts Mutual
Life Insurance Company pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG.
Thereof, 1,294,485 voting rights, 4.87%, are attributed via the subsidiary
Oppenheimer Funds.

DGAP 22.01.2009 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       KUKA Aktiengesellschaft
              Postfach 43 12 69
              86072 Augsburg
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.kuka.com
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