DGAP-PVR: METRO AG: Release according to sec. 26 para. 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

METRO AG 

04.11.2014 13:42

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On November 3, 2014, Gebr. Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG, Essen, Germany, informed
us according to sec. 21  et seq. of the WpHG, that its share of voting
rights in METRO AG, Dusseldorf, Germany, fell below the thresholds of 30%,
25% and 20% on November 1, 2014, and on that day amounts to 15.77% of the
voting rights (51,117,363 voting rights).

Thereof, 2.60% of the voting rights (8,426,849 voting rights) are
attributed to Gebr. Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG according to sec. 22 para. 1
sentence 1 no. 1 of the WpHG, further 13.17% of the voting rights
(42,690,514 voting rights) are attributed to it according to sec. 22 para.
1 sentence 1 no. 2 in connection with sentence 2 of the WpHG.

Voting rights of the following shareholders, whose attributed share of
voting rights in METRO AG in each case amounts to 3% or more, are
attributed to Gebr. Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG:

- METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG;
- 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG.



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Language:     English
Company:      METRO AG
              Metro-Straße 1
              40235 Düsseldorf
              Germany
Internet:     www.metrogroup.de
 
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