NORMA Group AG 13.09.2012 10:09 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our company has received the following notifications according to section 21 para. 1 of the German Secruities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz - WpHG). 1.) Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC, London, United Kingdom On 07 September 2012, the percentage of Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC's voting rights in NORMA Group AG exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounted to 5.25% (1,673,664 voting rights) as per this date. 2.) Threadneedle Investment Services Limited, London, United Kingdom On 07 September 2012, the percentage of Threadneedle Investment Services Limited's voting rights in NORMA Group AG exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounted to 5.25% (1,673.664 voting rights) as per this date. Of these voting rights 5.25% (1,673,664 voting rights) are attributed to Threadneedle Investment Services Limited, pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG. The voting rights were attributed to Threadneedle Investment Services Limited from the following shareholders, holding each 3% or more of the voting rights in NORMA Group AG: * Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC 3.) Ameriprise Financial Inc., Minneapolis, USA On 07 September 2012, the percentage of Ameriprise Financial Inc.'s voting rights in NORMA Group AG exceeded the threshold of 10% and amounted to 10.82% (3,445,924 voting rights) as per this date. Of these voting rights 10.82% (3,445,924 voting rights) are attributed to Ameriprise Financial Inc. pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG. 4.) Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC, Chicago, USA On 07 September 2012, the percentage of Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC's voting rights in NORMA Group AG exceeded the threshold of 3% and amounted to 3.84% (1,223,755 voting rights) as per this date. Of these voting rights 3.84% (1,223,755 voting rights) are attributed to Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG. 13.09.2012 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: NORMA Group AG Edisonstr. 4 63477 Maintal Germany Internet: www.normagroup.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: NORMA Group 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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