METRO AG
04.11.2014 13:48
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On November 3, 2014, Schwarz & Körner Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, informed us on
behalf and by power of attorney of Dr. Michael Schmidt-Ruthenbeck, Zurich,
Switzerland, according to sec. 21 et seq. of the WpHG that the share of
voting rights of Dr. Michael Schmidt-Ruthenbeck in METRO AG, Düsseldorf,
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 Dr. Michael Schmidt-Ruthenbeck 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 him 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 Dr. Michael Schmidt-Ruthenbeck:
- METRO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG;
- 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG.
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Language: English
Company: METRO AG
Metro-StraÃe 1
40235 Düsseldorf
Germany
Internet: www.metrogroup.de
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