QIAGEN N.V. 10.08.2011 10:16 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT ON THE DISCLOSURE OF MAJOR HOLDINGS AND CAPITAL INTERESTS IN SECURITIES-ISSUING INSTITUTIONS (WET MELDING ZEGGENSCHAP EN KAPITAALBELANG IN EFFECTENUITGEVENDE INSTELLINGEN - WMZ 2006) NOTIFICATION FORM SUBSTANTIAL HOLDING Part 1 1. Name of the person obliged to notify: FMR LLC 2. Address: 3. Postal code: 4. Residence: Boston 5. Registered office: Boston 6. Country: USA 7. Statutory name of Act NV: Qiagen NV 8. Total Capital Interest: 4.79% - direct actual: % - direct potential: % (C) - indirect actual: 4.79% (E) - indirect potential: % (G) Total Voting Rights: 4.74% - direct actual: % - direct potential: % (D) - indirect actual: 4.74% (F) - indirect potential: % (H) 9. Date on which the notification duty arose: 08 August 2011 I hereby confirm that this form has been filled out truthfully: Name of contact: Philip Alexander Date: 09 August 2011 Place: United Kingdom Signature: By /s/ Shaheen Hussain Shaheen Hussain Regulatory Reporting Assistant Manager Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney effective December 21, 2010 by Scott Goebel by and on behalf of FMR LLC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. 10.08.2011 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: QIAGEN N.V. Spoorstraat 50 5911 KJ Venlo Netherlands Internet: www.qiagen.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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