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


Tele Columbus AG 

28.07.2016 21:43

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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Notification according to Section 27a para. 2 of the German Securities
Trading Act (WpHG) with the Aim of a Europe-wide distribution

Release according to Section 27a, para. 2 of the German Securities Trading
Act (WpHG), Notification according to Section 27a para. 1 of the German
Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

With reference to the voting rights notification dated July 5, 2016 of
Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC, Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London,
EC4N 6AG, United Kingdom (exceeding of the limit of 10% on July 29, 2016),
Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC notified Tele Columbus AG according to
Section 27a WpHG of the following:

 1. The Notifying Party holds the voting rights in the Issuer directly.

 2. The investment of the Notifying Party's - a investment fund that
    invests on behalf of its clients - is solely aimed at generating
    trading profits.

 3. The Notifying Party does not currently intend to acquire further voting
    rights within the next twelve months by means of a purchase or by any
    other means.

However, it is possible that further voting rights, and if so, most likely
within the next twelve months, are purchased, provided that the purchase of
voting rights is deemed beneficial to the Notifying Party's clients.

 4. The Notifying Party does not intend to exert any influence on the
    appointment or removal of members of the Issuer's administrative,
    managing and supervisory bodies.

 5. The Notifying Party does not intend to pursue a material change in the
    Issuer's capital structure, in particular as regards the ratio between
    own funds and external funds and the dividend policy.

 6. The voting rights were acquired with assets held by the notifying
    party. The Notifying Party did not raise any equity or debt funds for
    the acquisition of the voting rights.



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Language:     English
Company:      Tele Columbus AG
              Goslarer Ufer 39
              10589 Berlin
              Germany
Internet:     www.telecolumbus.de
 
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