Source: EQS Group AG

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. 

21.03.2014 20:21

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 March 18, 2014, 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, The Netherlands, have fallen below the 3%
threshold of the Voting Rights on March 13, 2014 and on that day amounted
to 2.50% (this corresponds to 6003685 Voting Rights).

Those 2.50% (this corresponds to 6003685 Voting Rights) break down as
follows

- 0,66% Common Shares held directly (this corresponds to 1590267 Voting
Rights)

- 0,06% Convertible Bond held directly (this would correspond to 133619
Voting Rights in the case of conversion)

- 1,47% Common shares held indirectly (this corresponds to 3533884 Voting
Rights) (Société Générale Gestion, Etoile Gestion, BFT Gestion, CPR AM,
Amundi Luxembourg S.A., Amundi Japan Ltd.)

- 0,31% Convertible Bond held indirectly (this would correspond to 745915
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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