Ludwig Beck am Rathauseck-Textilhaus Feldmeier AG / Offer 06.05.2009 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Munich, May 6, 2009 - Today, the management of LUDWIG BECK AG was notified by INTRO-Verwaltungs GmbH that INTRO-Verwaltungs GmbH has exceeded the control threshold of 30 % of voting rights in LUDWIG BECK AG, thus increasing its shareholdings in the Munich fashion house to approximately 40.2 %. Before that, the Reichenschwand-based investment company had increased its shareholdings in LUDWIG BECK AG by additional purchases from ATON GmbH and Hans Rudolf Wöhrl Verwaltungs GmbH. INTRO-Verwaltungs GmbH is now the largest individual shareholder of the fashion house. Furthermore, the company, in fulfillment of its statutory obligations, announced its intent to submit a takeover offer for the acquisition of the shares held by the LUDWIG BECK shareholders at the cash acquisition price of EUR 11.90 per share - after approval of the takeover offer-related documents by BaFin (Federal Financial Supervisory Authority). After receipt of the relevant documents, the Executive Board of LUDWIG BECK AG will thoroughly examine the offer in consideration of the interests of LUDWIG BECK AG, its employees, its shareholders and its business partners. The Executive Board will then deliver its founded opinion on the offer in the legally prescribed form. In his first response, Dieter Münch, CFO of LUDWIG BECK AG gave the following comment: 'LUDWIG BECK AG is always interested in attracting long-term orientated investors. For many years INTRO-Verwaltungs GmbH has been a well meaning shareholder with which we placed 335,000 new shares in the course of a cash capital increase in November 2007. As our experience with this investment company shows, the interests of both companies have been congruent at all times.' The ad-hoc announcement of LUDWIG BECK AG concerning the obtainment of control by and the intended takeover offer of INTRO-Verwaltungs GmbH can be found on the corporate website www.ludwigbeck.de under the section Investor Relations/Financial Publications. The report about the obtainment of control and a detailed press release relating thereto published by INTRO-Verwaltungs GmbH have been published on the website of the company on www.introgroup.de. Investor Relations contact: esVedra consulting GmbH Metis Tarta-Steck t: +49. 89. 28 80 81 - 33 f: +49. 89. 28 80 81 - 49 mts@esvedragroup.com Group accounting contact: LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck Jens Schott t: +49. 89. 23691 - 798 jens.schott@ludwigbeck.de DGAP 06.05.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Ludwig Beck am Rathauseck-Textilhaus Feldmeier AG Marienplatz 11 80331 München Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)89 2 36 91-0 Fax: +49 (0)89 2 36 91-600 E-mail: info@ludwigbeck.de Internet: www.ludwigbeck.de ISIN: DE0005199905 WKN: 519990 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), München; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: Statement of LUDWIG BECK AG about obtainment of control by INTRO-Verwaltungs GmbH
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