Commerzbank AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
01.07.2008
Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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Credit Suisse Group, Zurich, Switzerland informed us according to article
21 section 1 and article 24 WpHG that the voting rights of Credit Suisse
International, London, England, in Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main,
Germany, ISIN: DE0008032004, WKN: 803200, have fallen under the 3 % limit
of the voting rights on June 20, 2008 and as of this date amounted to
2.168% (14,250,275 voting rights).
Hence, the voting rights of the affiliated company of Credit Suisse
International, London England, Credit Suisse, Zurich, Swizerland, in
Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, have also fallen under the 3%
limit on June 20, 2008 and amounted to 2.506% (16,470,621 voting rights) as
of this date. These voting rights are to attributed to the company with
respect to 2.459% (16,162,011 voting rights) according to article 22
section 1, sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG and with respect to 0.047% (308,610 voting
rights) according to article 22 section 1, sentence 1 No. 6 in connection
with § 22 section 1, sentence 2 WpHG.
Furthermore, Credit Suisse Group, Zurich, Swizerland informed us that the
voting rights of Credit Suisse Group, Zurich, Swizerland, in Commerzbank
AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, have also fallen under the 3% limit on June
20, 2008 and amounted to 2.523% (16,580,244 voting rights) as of this date.
These voting rights are to attributed to the company with respect to 2.462%
(16,181,159 voting rights) according to article 22 section 1, sentence 1
No. 1 WpHG and with respect to 0.061% (399,085 voting rights) according to
article 22 section 1, sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with § 22 section 1,
sentence 2 WpHG.
The string of controlling companies is (starting on the lowest level):
Credit Suisse International, Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse Group.
DGAP 01.07.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: Commerzbank AG
Kaiserplatz
60261 Frankfurt am Main
Deutschland
Internet: www.commerzbank.de
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