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Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG on April
13, 2012:
1. Listed company:
Q-Cells SE
Sonnenallee 17-21, OT Thalheim, 06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Deutschland
2. Notifier:
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, NY, USA
3. Triggering event:
Falling below threshold
4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5%
5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
03.04.2012
6. Total amount of voting rights:
4,87% (equals 8579890 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
176342630
7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25a WpHG:
0.30% (equals 528126 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly:
0.30% (equals 528126 voting rights)
Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
4.57% (equals 8051764 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly:
4.57% (equals 8051764 voting rights)
Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0% (equals 0 voting rights)
8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a
WpHG:
Chain of controlled undertakings:
Goldman Sachs International is controlled by Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK),
which is controlled by Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), which is
controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., which is controlled by The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. is controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs Bank (Europe) PLC is controlled by Goldman Sachs Ireland
Holdings Ltd., which is controlled by Goldman Sachs Ireland Group Ltd.,
which is controlled by Goldman Sachs Ireland L.L.C., which is controlled by
Goldman Sachs Ireland Group Holdings L.L.C., which is controlled by Goldman
Sachs Group Inc.
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Call Option
(Cash) 0.00000009%
Maturity:
Expiration date: 30.12.2013
CFD (Cash) 0.2995%
Maturity:
Expiration date: 02.08.2021
Swap (Cash) 0.00000001%
Maturity:
Expiration date: 08.11.2012
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Language: English
Company: Q-Cells SE
Sonnenallee 17-21, OT Thalheim
06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Germany
Internet: www.q-cells.com
End of Announcement DGAP News-Service
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