DGAP-PVR: Celesio 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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Celesio AG 

07.05.2014 11:14

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 May 5, 2014, McKesson US Finance Corporation, San Francisco, U.S.A. has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares
its Voting Rights on Celesio AG, Stuttgart, Deutschland, have exceeded the
75% threshold of the Voting Rights on April 30, 2014 and on that day
amounted to 75.45% (this corresponds to 153305846 Voting Rights).

According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG, 75.45%
of the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 153305846 Voting Rights) are
attributed to McKesson US Finance Corporation from the following
undertakings which are controlled by McKesson US Finance Corporation:
Dragonfly GmbH & Co. KGaA, Dragonfly Verwaltungs GmbH, Cougar I UK Limited,
Cougar II UK Limited, Cougar III UK Limited.



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Language:     English
Company:      Celesio AG
              Neckartalstr. 155
              70376 Stuttgart
              Germany
Internet:     www.celesio.com
 
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