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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: MLP AG Alte Heerstraße 40 69168 Wiesloch Deutschland Internet: www.mlp.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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