METRO AG / Release of an announcement according to section 21 para. 1 WpHG [German Securities Trading Act] (share) 05.05.2010 14:43 Dissemination of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 3 May 2010, 1. HSB Verwaltung GmbH, Schönefeld, Germany, informed us, METRO AG, Germany (SchlüterstraÃe 1, 40235 Düsseldorf), ISIN: DE0007257503, WKN: 725750, about the following: 'Correction of the voting rights announcement pursuant to sections 21 et seq. WpHG of 1 October 2009, regarding the proportion of voting rights in METRO AG, Düsseldorf Dear Sir or Madam, Pursuant to sections 21 et seq. WpHG, we hereby inform you that the voting rights proportion of 1. HSB Verwaltung GmbH, [...] Schönefeld, Germany, in METRO AG, SchlüterstraÃe 1, 40235 Düsseldorf, Germany, has fallen below the 50 % threshold on 1 October 2009, at midnight, and amounted to 39.87 % of the voting rights (129,212,373 voting rights) as of that date. 24.39 % of the voting rights (79,052,392 voting rights) were attributed to it pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG, with 16.26 % of these voting rights (52,701,595 voting rights) also being attributed to it pursuant to section 22 para. 2 sent. 1 WpHG. Furthermore, an additional 15.48 % of the voting rights (50,159,981 voting rights) were attributed to 1. HSB Verwaltung GmbH pursuant to section 22 para. 2 sent. 1 WpHG. As of today, the proportion of voting rights held by 1. HSB Verwaltung GmbH in METRO AG amounts to 34.34 % of the voting rights (111,288,424 voting rights). These voting rights are attributed to 1. HSB Verwaltung GmbH pursuant to section 22 para. 2 WpHG, with 16.26 % of the voting rights (52,701,594 voting rights) also being attributed to it pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG. Voting rights were attributed to 1. HSB Verwaltung GmbH on 1 October 2009, and are being attributed to it as of today from the following controlled enterprise which is holding a proportion of voting rights in METRO AG of 3 % or more: - 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG. Voting rights were attributed to 1. HSB Verwaltung GmbH on 1 October 2009, and are being attributed to it as of today from the following shareholders who, in each case, are holding a proportion of voting rights in METRO AG of 3 % or more: - 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG; - METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG; - Haniel Finance B.V.' Please note that only the German version of this announcement is legally binding. 05.05.2010 14:43 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Media Release distributed by DGAP. Medienarchiv at |[![CDATA[|[a href="http://www.dgap-medientreff.de"|]www.dgap-medientreff.de|[/a|]]]|] and |[![CDATA[|[a href="http://www.dgap.de"|]www.dgap.de|[/a|]]]|] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: METRO AG Schlüterstr. 1 40235 Düsseldorf Deutschland Internet: www.metrogroup.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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