Q-Cells SE 12.03.2012 17:18 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG on March 08, 2012: 1. Listed company: Q-Cells SE Sonnenallee 17-21, OT Thalheim, 06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Deutschland 2. Notifier: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, NY, USA 3. Triggering event: Exceeding Threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 24.02.2012 6. Total amount of voting rights: 5,16% (equals 9,106,633 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 176,342,630 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: 0.53% (equals 931,818 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.53% (equals 931,818 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 4.53% (equals 7,994,715 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 4.53% (equals 7,994,715 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.10% (equals 180,100 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: Goldman Sachs International is controlled by Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), which is controlled by Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), which is controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., which is controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. is controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Goldman Sachs Bank (Europe) PLC is controlled by Goldman Sachs Ireland Holdings Ltd., which is controlled by Goldman Sachs Ireland Group Ltd., which is controlled by Goldman Sachs Ireland L.L.C., which is controlled by Goldman Sachs Ireland Group Holdings L.L.C., which is controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Call Option (Physical) 0.0363% Maturity: Expiration date: 16.03.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0.5284% Maturity: Expiration date: 02.08.2021 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Convertible Bond (Physical) 0.2437% Maturity: Expiration date: 26.05.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Convertible Bond (Physical) 0.0347% Maturity: Expiration date: 21.10.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put Option (Physical) 0.0277% Maturity: Expiration date: 16.03.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put Option (Physical) 0.0079% Maturity: Expiration date: 15.06.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 0.00000001% Maturity: Expiration date: 08.11.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 0.00000009% Maturity: Expiration date: 30.12.2013 12.03.2012 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: Q-Cells SE Sonnenallee 17-21, OT Thalheim 06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen Germany Internet: www.q-cells.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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