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

QIAGEN N.V. 

21.10.2013 10:26

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 October 16, 2013, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany has
informed the AFM (the Netherlands Authority For the Financial Markets) that
via shares its Voting Rights on QIAGEN N.V., Venlo, The Netherlands, have
exceeded the 3% threshold of the Voting Rights on October 9, 2013 and on
that day amounted to 3.34% (this corresponds to 8004430 Voting Rights).

Those 3.34% (this corresponds to 8004430 Voting Rights) break down as
follows

- 1.08% Common Shares held directly (this corresponds to 2600174 Voting
Rights)

- 2.20% Convertible Bond held directly (this would correspond to 5272941
potential Voting Rights in the case of conversion)

- 0.03% Options held directly (this would correspond to 70600 potential
Voting Rights in the case of exercise)

- 0.03% Warrants held directly (this would correspond to 60715 potential
Voting Rights in the case of exercise)



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Language:     English
Company:      QIAGEN N.V.
              Spoorstraat 50
              5911 KJ Venlo
              Netherlands
Internet:     www.qiagen.com
 
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