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


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

04.10.2010 13:39 

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG),
HSBC Holdings plc, London, England informed us on September 30, 2010 as
follows:
According to Section 21 para. 1 and Section 24 of the German Securities
Trading Act (WpHG) we inform you on behalf of
- HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, Duesseldorf, Germany,
that on September 24, 2010 its voting share in Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
AG, Kurfuersten-Anlage 52-60, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany, exceeded the
thresholds of 3 percent and 5 percent and amounted to 5.20 percent on this
date (this corresponds to 12,134,955 voting rights). On September 29, 2010
this voting share has fallen below the thresholds of 5 percent and 3
percent and amounted to 0 percent on this date (this corresponds to 0
voting rights).

According to Section 21, Section 22 and Section 24 of the German Securities
Trading Act (WpHG) we thereupon inform you on behalf of
- HSBC Germany Holdings GmbH, Duesseldorf, Germany,
that on September 24, 2010 its voting share in Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
AG, Kurfuersten-Anlage 52-60, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany, exceeded the
thresholds of 3 percent and 5 percent and amounted to 5.20 percent on this
date (this corresponds to 12,134,955 voting rights). The above voting
rights belong to HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, Duesseldorf, and are
attributed to HSBC Germany Holdings GmbH, Duesseldorf, according to Section
22 para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG).
On September 29, 2010 this voting share has fallen below the thresholds of
5 percent and 3 percent and amounted to 0 percent on this date (this
corresponds to 0 voting rights).

Furthermore, we inform you according to Section 21 para. 1, Section 22 and
Section 24 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) on behalf of our
subsidiary
- HSBC Bank plc, London, England, 
that on September 24, 2010 its voting share in Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
AG, Kurfuersten-Anlage 52-60, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany, exceeded the
thresholds of 3 percent and 5 percent and amounted to 5.20 percent on this
date (this corresponds to 12,134,955 voting rights). The above voting
rights belong to HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, Duesseldorf, and are
attributed to HSBC Bank plc, London, by HSBC Germany Holdings GmbH,
Duesseldorf according to Section 22 para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the
German Securities Trading Act (WpHG). On September 29, 2010 this voting
share has fallen below the thresholds of 5 percent and 3 percent and
amounted to 0 percent on this date (this corresponds to 0 voting rights).

At last, we inform you according to Section 21 para. 1 and Section 22 para.
1 sentence 1 no. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that on
September 24, 2010 the voting share of
- HSBC Holdings plc, London, England,
in Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Kurfuersten-Anlage 52-60, 69115
Heidelberg, Germany, exceeded the thresholds of 3 percent and 5 percent and
amounted to 5.20 percent on this date (this corresponds to 12,134,955
voting rights). The above voting rights belong to HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt
AG, Duesseldorf, and are attributed to HSBC Holdings plc, London, by HSBC
Germany Holdings GmbH, Duesseldorf, and by HSBC Bank plc, London, according
to Section 22 para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the German Securities Trading
Act (WpHG). On September 29, 2010 this voting share has fallen below the
thresholds of 5 percent and 3 percent and amounted to 0 percent on this
date (this corresponds to 0 voting rights).



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Language:     English
Company:      Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
              Kurfürsten-Anlage 52-60
              69115 Heidelberg
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.heidelberg.com
 
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