DGAP-PVR: Hannover Rückversicherung AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Hannover Rückversicherung AG 

29.01.2013 09:00

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.
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Release of an announcement according to Section 25a, para. 1 of the WpHG
[the German Securities Trading Act] 

Securities identification number: 840 221 
ISIN DE 000 840 221 5  

We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a, para.1 WpHG: 

1. Listed company:
Hannover Rückversicherung AG
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 50, 30625 Hannover, Deutschland

2. Notifier:
Société Générale SA, Paris, Frankreich 

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold 

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5% 

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
18.01.2013 

6. Total amount of voting rights:
7.49 % (equals 9,032,837 voting rights) 
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
120,597,134

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25a WpHG:
7.48 % (equals 9,026,162 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 3.74% (equals 4,513,091 voting rights) 

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
0.00% (equals 0 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 0.00% (equals 0 voting rights) 

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0.01% (equals 6,675 voting rights) 

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a
WpHG:

Chain of controlled undertakings:
Société Générale Effekten GmbH, Frankfurt a.M., Deutschland 

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instruments: 

§25a WpHG:
- DE000SG0BA92 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 03.01.2025
- DE000SG0ZTG5 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 03.01.2025
- DE000SG146W8 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 18.12.2015
- DE000SG146X6 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 18.12.2015
- DE000SG26XJ2 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 15.12.2017
- DE000SG26XK0 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 15.12.2017
- DE000SG26XL8 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 15.12.2017
- DE000SG2HPM5 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 18.12.2015
- DE000SG3UG09 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 19.12.2014
- DE000SG3UG17 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 19.12.2014
- DE000SG3UG25 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 18.12.2015
- DE000SG3UG33 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 18.12.2015
- DE000SG3UG41 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 16.12.2016
- DE000SG3UG58 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 16.12.2016
- DE000SG3UG66 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 16.12.2016
- DE000SG3UG74 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 15.12.2017
- DE000SG3UG82 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 15.12.2017
- DE000SG3UG90 Listed Call Warrant, Maturity 15.12.2017
- Structured Call Option, Maturity 30.12.2014
- Structured Call Option, Maturity 28.12.2015
- Structured Call Option, Maturity 23.12.2016
- Structured Call Option, Maturity 22.12.2017
- Structured Call Option, Maturity 10.01.2025



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Language:     English
Company:      Hannover Rückversicherung AG
              Karl-Wiechert-Allee 50
              30625 Hannover
              Germany
Internet:     www.hannover-re.com
 
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