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

06.04.2009

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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MLP AG

Wiesloch

- Security ID No. 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
notified us in accordance with Article 21, Section 1 of the German
Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that through exercise of financial
instruments on April 1, 2009 its holding of voting rights in MLP AG,
Wiesloch, Germany increased above the thresholds of 3 % and 5 % and now
totals 9.89 % (corresponding to 10,671,969 voting rights). The voting
rights are attributable to HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie
V.a.G. in accordance with Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of WpHG.

The voting rights attributed to HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen
Industrie V.a.G. in this respect, are held via the following companies
which it controls, whose holding of voting rights in MLP AG in each case
amounts to 3 % or more: Talanx AG, Hanover, Germany, HDI-Gerling Leben
Serviceholding AG, Cologne, Germany, HDI-Gerling Lebensversicherung AG,
Cologne, Germany.

Furthermore, HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G. notified
us in accordance with Article 21, Section 1 of WpHG that through exercise
of financial instruments on April 1, 2009 the voting rights of Talanx AG,
Hanover, Germany, in MLP AG, Wiesloch, Germany increased above the
thresholds of 3 % and 5 % and now total 9.89 % (corresponding to 10,671,969
voting rights). The voting rights are attributable to Talanx AG in
accordance with Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of WpHG.

The voting rights attributed to Talanx AG in this respect, are held via the
following companies which it controls, whose holding of voting rights in
MLP AG in each case amounts to 3 % or more: HDI-Gerling Leben
Serviceholding AG, HDI-Gerling Lebensversicherung AG.

Furthermore, HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G. notified
us in accordance with Article 21, Section 1 of WpHG that through exercise
of financial instruments on April 1, 2009 the voting rights of HDI-Gerling
Leben Serviceholding AG, Cologne, Germany, in MLP AG, Wiesloch, Germany
increased above the thresholds of 3 % and 5 % and now total 9.89 %
(corresponding to 10,671,969 voting rights). The voting rights are
attributable to HDI-Gerling Leben Serviceholding AG in accordance with
Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of WpHG.

The voting rights attributed to HDI-Gerling Leben Serviceholding AG in this
respect, are held via the following companies which it controls, whose
holding of voting rights in MLP AG in each case amounts to 3 % or more:
HDI-Gerling Lebensversicherung AG.

Furthermore, HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G. notified
us in accordance with Article 21, Section 1 of the German Securities
Trading Act (WpHG) that through exercise of financial instruments on April
1, 2009 the voting rights of HDI-Gerling Lebensversicherung AG, Cologne,
Germany, in MLP AG, Wiesloch, Germany increased above the thresholds of 3 %
and 5 % and now total 9.89 % (corresponding to 10,671,969 voting rights).

Moreover, HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G. has
notified us in accordance with Article 25, Section 1 and Article 24 of WpHG
that on April 1, 2009, HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie
V.a.G., Talanx AG, HDI-Gerling Leben Serviceholding AG and HDI-Gerling
Lebensversicherung AG did not (any longer) directly or indirectly hold any
financial instruments that granted them the right to acquire shares in MLP
AG. On this day, they would, in accordance with Article 25, Section 1 of
WpHG, have thus fallen below the threshold of 5 % of the voting rights in
MLP AG. In accordance with Article 21 and Article 22 of WpHG they hold
9.89 % of the voting rights (corresponding to 10,671,969 voting rights).

Wiesloch, April 2009

MLP AG

The Executive Board

Alte Heerstr. 40

69168 Wiesloch

Germany

DGAP 06.04.2009
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Language: English
Issuer: MLP AG
Alte Heerstraße 40
69168 Wiesloch
Deutschland
Internet: www.mlp.de
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