DGAP-PVR: MLP AG: Release according to Article 26, Section

MLP AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 25, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (other financial instrument)

26.03.2009 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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MLP AG

Wiesloch

- German Securities Code 656 990 -

ISIN DE0006569908

Notification pursuant to Article 26, Section 1 of the German Securities
Trading Act  (WpHG)

HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Hanover, Germany,
has informed us in accordance with Article 25, Section 1 and Article 24 of
WpHG that on March 23, 2009, HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie
V.a.G., Hanover, Germany, Talanx AG, Hanover, Germany, HDI-Gerling Leben
Serviceholding AG, Cologne, Germany and HDI-Gerling Lebensversicherung AG,
Cologne, Germany directly or indirectly held financial instruments that
granted them the right to acquire shares in MLP AG, Wiesloch, Germany that
embody 8.40% of the voting rights (9,060,334 voting rights).

Furthermore, HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., has
informed us that HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G.,
Talanx AG, HDI-Gerling Leben Serviceholding AG and HDI-Gerling
Lebensversicherung AG, directly or indirectly hold shares which embody 1.49
% of the voting rights (1,611,635 voting rights). Together with the voting
rights in MLP AG already held by HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen
Industrie V.a.G., Talanx AG, HDI-Gerling Leben Serviceholding AG and
HDI-Gerling Lebensversicherung AG, the shares in MLP AG, to which the
previously-mentioned financial instruments directly held on March 23, 2009
grant entitlement, would embody 9.89 % of the voting rights (10,671,969
voting rights). On March 23, 2009, HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen
Industrie V.a.G., Talanx AG, HDI-Gerling Leben Serviceholding AG and
HDI-Gerling Lebensversicherung AG, would thus have exceeded the threshold
of 5 % of the voting rights in MLP AG.

The indirectly held shares and financial instruments held by HDI
Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Talanx AG, HDI-Gerling
Leben Serviceholding AG and HDI-Gerling Lebensversicherung AG are held
through the following respectively controlled companies:

 1. In the case of HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G.:

  - Talanx AG, Hanover, Germany

  - HDI-Gerling Leben Serviceholding AG, Cologne, Germany 

  - HDI-Gerling Lebensversicherung AG, Cologne, Germany

 2. In the case of Talanx AG:

  - HDI-Gerling Leben Serviceholding AG, Cologne, Germany 

  - HDI-Gerling Lebensversicherung AG, Cologne, Germany

 3. In the case of HDI-Gerling Leben Serviceholding AG:

  - HDI-Gerling Lebensversicherung AG, Cologne, Germany

According to notification by HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie
V.a.G., the maturity date of the above-mentioned financial instruments is,
at the latest, the third trading day after the granting of approval by the
Supervisory Board of Talanx AG for the purchase agreement of March 23,
2009.

Wiesloch, March 2009

MLP AG

The Executive Board

Alte Heerstr. 40

69168 Wiesloch

Germany

DGAP 26.03.2009 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       MLP AG
              Alte Heerstraße 40
              69168 Wiesloch
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.mlp.de
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DGAP-PVR: MLP AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
