Joyou AG 

17.01.2014 18:03

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG on January
13, 2014:

1. Listed company:
Joyou AG
Gasstraße 18, Haus 6 A, 22761 Hamburg, Deutschland

2. Notifier:
State of Japan, Japan 

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30% and 50%

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
09.01.2014

6. Total amount of voting rights:
72.30% (equals 17329629 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
23967492

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
72.28% (equals 17323644 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
72.28% (equals 17323644 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0.02% (equals 5985 voting rights)

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

Chain of controlled undertakings:
Development Bank of Japan Inc., GraceA k.k., GraceB S.à.r.l.

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Language:     English
Company:      Joyou AG
              Gasstraße 18, Haus 6 A
              22761 Hamburg
              Germany
Internet:     www.joyou.de
 
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