METRO AG 06.06.2012 14:58 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 June 06, 2012: 1. Listed company: METRO AG Schlüterstr. 1, 40235 Düsseldorf, Deutschland 2. Notifier: Credit Suisse Group AG, Zürich, Schweiz 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 01.06.2012 6. Total amount of voting rights: 2.70% (equals 8751107 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 324109563 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: 2.61% (equals 8469016 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 2.61% (equals 8469016 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0.07% (equals 212768 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.07% (equals 212768 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.02% (equals 69323 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse International, Credit Suisse Investments (UK), Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 07.06.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Option Short Put, physical settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 15.06.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Option Short Put, physical settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 20.07.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Option Short Put, physical settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 17.08.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Option Short Put, physical settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 21.09.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Option Short Put, physical settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 21.12.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Option Short Put, physical settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 15.03.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Option Short Put, physical settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 21.06.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Option Short Put, physical settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 20.12.2013 06.06.2012 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: METRO AG Schlüterstr. 1 40235 Düsseldorf Germany Internet: www.metrogroup.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: METRO 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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