Colonia Real Estate AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 27a Section 1 of the WpHG
04.11.2010 18:03
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On November 1, 2010, TAG Immobilien AG, Hamburg, Germany, informed us
according to Article 21, Section 1, Sentence 1 of the WpHG that via shares
its voting rights in Colonia Real Estate AG, (ISIN: DE0006338007; WKN:
633800), Cologne, Germany, exceeded the 10%, 15% and 20% limit of the
voting rights on October 27, 2010, and amounted to 21.43%. This corresponds
to 6,708,072 voting rights.
In light of this, TAG Immobilien AG, Hamburg informed us of the following
on November 3, 2010 in accordance with Article 27a, Section 1 of the WpHG
(German Securities Trading Act):
1. From a current perspective, the primary function of the participation
in Colonia Real Estate AG is to implement the company's own strategic
goals.
2. Depending on the market performance and other economic factors, TAG
Immobilien AG can envisage acquiring further voting rights in Colonia Real
Estate AG within the next twelve months by purchasing them or through other
means.
3. TAG Immobilien AG does not rule out the possibility of influencing the
appointment of staff to the administrative, management or supervisory
bodies of Colonia Real Estate AG in its capacity as shareholder.
4. TAG Immobilien AG is not targeting any major change to the capital
structure of Colonia Real Estate AG at present.
To acquire the voting rights in Colonia Real Estate AG, TAG has performed a
cash capital increase from the authorized capital; the subscription right
of the shareholders was disapplied (entry in the Commercial Register on
October 26, 2010).
In addition, the shares were also transferred to TAG as part of a capital
increase against non-cash contributions through the use of the authorized
capital; the subscription right was disapplied in this case as well. Part
of the acquisition was financed by means of own funds.
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Language: English
Company: Colonia Real Estate AG
Zeppelinstr. 4 - 8
50667 Köln
Deutschland
Internet: www.colonia.ag
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