DGAP-PVR: METRO AG: Release according to sec. 26 para. 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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METRO AG 

04.11.2014 13:33

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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On November 3, 2014, 1. HSB Verwaltung GmbH, Schönefeld, Germany, informed
us according to sec. 21 et seq. of the WpHG that its share of voting rights
in METRO AG, Dusseldorf, Germany, fell below the thresholds of 30%, 25% and
20% on November 1, 2014, and on that day amounted to 16.26% of the voting
rights (52,701,594 voting rights). These voting rights were attributed to
1. HSB Verwaltung GmbH in accordance with sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1
of the WpHG.

Voting rights of the following controlled company, whose share of voting
rights in METRO AG amounts to 3% or more, were attributed to 1. HSB
Verwaltung GmbH on November 1, 2014:

- 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG.

In addition, 1. HSB Verwaltung GmbH, Schönefeld, Germany, informed us
according to sec. 21 et seq. of the WpHG on November 3, 2014, that its
share of voting rights in METRO AG, Dusseldorf, Germany, fell below the
thresholds of 15% and 10% on November 3, 2014, and on that day amounts to
8.13% of the voting rights (26,350,797 voting rights). These voting rights
are attributed to 1. HSB Verwaltung GmbH in accordance with sec. 22 para. 1
sentence 1 no. 1 of the WpHG.

Voting rights of the following controlled company, whose share of voting
rights in METRO AG amounts to 3% or more, are attributed to 1. HSB
Verwaltung GmbH:

- 1. HSB Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG.



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Language:     English
Company:      METRO AG
              Metro-Straße 1
              40235 Düsseldorf
              Germany
Internet:     www.metrogroup.de
 
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