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


PAION AG 

16.07.2014 14:53

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 15, 2014, Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its voting
rights in PAION AG, Aachen, Germany, have fallen below the 30%, 25%, 20%,
15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of the voting rights on July 11, 2014 and on
that day amounted to 0.44% (this corresponds to 216,122 voting rights).

On July 15, 2014, Close Brothers Group plc., London, United Kingdom has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its voting
rights in PAION AG, Aachen, Germany, have fallen below the 30%, 25%, 20%,
15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of the voting rights on July 11, 2014 and on
that day amounted to 0.44% (this corresponds to 216,122 voting rights).
According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG, 0.44% of
the voting rights (this corresponds to 216,122 voting rights) are to be
attributed to Close Brothers Group plc.

On July 15, 2014, Close Brothers Holdings Limited, London, United Kingdom
has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its
voting rights in PAION AG, Aachen, Germany, have fallen below the 30%, 25%,
20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of the voting rights on July 11, 2014
and on that day amounted to 0.44% (this corresponds to 216,122 voting
rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG,
0.44% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 216,122 voting rights) are
to be attributed to Close Brothers Holdings Limited.

On July 15, 2014, Close Securities Holdings Limited, London, United Kingdom
has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its
voting rights in PAION AG, Aachen, Germany, have fallen below the 30%, 25%,
20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of the voting rights on July 11, 2014
and on that day amounted to 0.44% (this corresponds to 216,122 voting
rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG,
0.44% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 216,122 voting rights) are
to be attributed to Close Securities Holdings Limited.

On July 15, 2014, Close Securities (Germany) Limited, London, United
Kingdom has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that
its voting rights in PAION AG, Aachen, Germany, have fallen below the 30%,
25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of the voting rights on July 11,
2014 and on that day amounted to 0.44% (this corresponds to 216,122 voting
rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG,
0.44% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 216,122 voting rights) are
to be attributed to Close Securities (Germany) Limited.



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Language:     English
Company:      PAION AG
              Martinstr. 10-12
              52062 Aachen
              Germany
Internet:     www.paion.com
 
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