Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 27a Section 1 of the WpHG 04.10.2010 13:38 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to Section 27a of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany, informed us on September 30, 2010 as follows: By letter of September 30, 2010 Deutsche Bank AG informed you pursuant to Article 21 Section 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that it has in connection with the execution of the recent capital increase exceeded the voting rights threshold of 10 percent in Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. As a follow-up to this notification Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany ('Deutsche Bank') hereby informs you according to Section 27a of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that 1) the purchase of voting rights in Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG which leaded to the exceedance of the threshold of 10 percent does not provide the basis for the implementation of strategic goals and does not serve for the realization of trading profits. In fact, the exceedance results from the technical settlement of the capital increase of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG alone 2) it does not intend to obtain additional voting rights in Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG by purchasing shares or by other means within the next twelve months, except in the case of trading transactions in the ordinary course of business 3) it does not seek to exert influence on the appointment of the Management Board, the Supervisory Board or other administrative, senior management, and supervisory bodies of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG and 4) that it will not seek to fundamentally change the capital structure of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft, primarily not even regarding the ratio between internal and external financing or the dividend policy. The purchase of voting rights resulted by the use of own funds. 04.10.2010 13:38 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60 69115 Heidelberg Deutschland Internet: www.heidelberg.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen 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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