DGAP-PVR: QIAGEN N.V.: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

QIAGEN N.V. 

23.07.2013 11:35

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On July 18, 2013, Amundi Group, Paris, France has informed the AFM (the
Netherlands Authority For the Financial Markets) that via shares its Voting
Rights on QIAGEN N.V., Venlo, Niederlande, have exceeded the 3% threshold
of the Voting Rights on July 01,2013 and on that day amounted to 4.00%
(this corresponds to 9568279 Voting Rights).

Those 4.00% (this corresponds to 9568279 Voting Rights) break down as
follows

- 1,10% Common Shares held directly (this corresponds to 2629119 Voting
Rights)

- 0,10% Convertible Bond held directly (this would correspond to 250000
Voting Rights in the case of conversion)

- 2,51% Common shares held indirectly (this corresponds to 5999160 Voting
Rights) (Société Générale Gestion, Etoile Gestion, BFT Gestion, CPR AM,
Amundi Luxembourg S.A., Amundi Japan Ltd.)

- 0,29% Convertible Bond held indirectly (this would correspond to 690000
potential Voting Rights in the case of conversion) (Société Générale
Gestion, Etoile Gestion, BFT Gestion, CPR AM, Amundi Luxembourg S.A.,
Amundi Japan Ltd.)



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Language:     English
Company:      QIAGEN N.V.
              Spoorstraat 50
              5911 KJ Venlo
              Netherlands
Internet:     www.qiagen.com
 
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