DGAP-PVR: Balda 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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Balda AG 

22.08.2013 17:15

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 August 22, 2013, Augustus Holdco, LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, USA has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares
its Voting Rights on Balda AG, Bad Oeynhausen, Deutschland, have exceeded
the 10% threshold of the Voting Rights on August 20, 2013 and on that day
amounted to 13.26% (this corresponds to 7807183 Voting Rights).
According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG, 6.70% of
the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 3948348 Voting Rights) is to be
attributed to the company  via Augustus GP Interests Acquisition, LLC (Fort
Worth, Texas, USA) and  Octavian Special Master Fund, L.P. (Fort Worth,
Texas, USA).
According to Article 22, Section 2, WpHG, 13.26% of the Voting Rights (this
corresponds to 7807183 Voting Rights) is to be attributed to the company 
via Indaba Capital Fund, L.P. (George Town, Cayman Islands) and  Octavian
Special Master Fund, L.P. (Fort Worth, Texas, USA).
 



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Language:     English
Company:      Balda AG
              Bergkirchener Str. 228
              32549 Bad Oeynhausen
              Germany
Internet:     www.balda.de
 
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