EANS-Voting Rights: GESCO AG
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share) GESCO AG Wuppertal ISIN DE000A1K0201 1) On March 6, 2012, Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main/Germany, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting rights on GESCO AG have exceeded the 3% and 5% thresholds of the voting rights on March 1, 2012 and on that day amounted to 9.08% (302,000 voting rights). On March 6, 2012, Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main/Germany, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting rights on GESCO AG have fallen below the 5% and 3% thresholds of the voting rights on March 7, 2012 and on that day amounted to 0.00% (0 voting rights). 2) On March 7, 2012, Close Securities (Germany) Limited, London/United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting rights on GESCO AG have exceeded the 3% and 5% thresholds of the voting rights on March 1, 2012 and on that day amounted to 9.08% (302,000 voting rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG, 9.08% of the voting rights (302,000 voting rights) is to be attributable to the company from Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main/Germany. On March 7, 2012, Close Securities (Germany) Limited, London/United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting rights on GESCO AG have fallen below the 5% and 3% thresholds of the voting rights on March 7, 2012 and on that day amounted to 0.00% (0 voting rights). 3) On March 7, 2012, Close Securities Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting rights on GESCO AG have exceeded the 3% and 5% thresholds of the voting rights on March 1, 2012 and on that day amounted to 9.08% (302,000 voting rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG, 9.08% of the voting rights (302,000 voting rights) is to be attributable to the company from Close Securities (Germany) Limited, London/United Kingdom and from Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main/Germany. On March 7, 2012, Close Securities Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting rights on GESCO AG have fallen below the 5% and 3% thresholds of the voting rights on March 7, 2012 and on that day amounted to 0.00% (0 voting rights). 4) On March 7, 2012, Close Brothers Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting rights on GESCO AG have exceeded the 3% and 5% thresholds of the voting rights on March 1, 2012 and on that day amounted to 9.08% (302,000 voting rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG, 9.08% of the voting rights (302,000 voting rights) is to be attributable to the company from Close Securities Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, from Close Securities (Germany) Limited, London/United Kingdom and from Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main/Germany.. On March 7, 2012, Close Brothers Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting rights on GESCO AG have fallen below the 5% and 3% thresholds of the voting rights on March 7, 2012 and on that day amounted to 0.00% (0 voting rights). 5) On March 7, 2012, Close Brothers Group plc, London/United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting rights on GESCO AG have exceeded the 3% and 5% thresholds of the voting rights on March 1, 2012 and on that day amounted to 9.08% (302,000 voting rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG, 9.08% of the voting rights (302,000 voting rights) is to be attributable to the company from Close Brothers Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, from Close Securities Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, from Close Securities (Germany) Limited, London/United Kingdom and from Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main/Germany. On March 7, 2012, Close Brothers Group plc,, London/United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting rights on GESCO AG have fallen below the 5% and 3% thresholds of the voting rights on March 7, 2012 and on that day amounted to 0.00% (0 voting rights). Further inquiry note: Oliver Vollbrecht Leiter Investor Relations T.: +49(0)202 24820 18 info@gesco.de end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: GESCO AG Johannisberg 7 D-42103 Wuppertal phone: +49(0)202 24820 0 FAX: +49(0)202 24820 49 mail: info@gesco.de WWW: http://www.gesco.de sector: Economy, Business & Finance ISIN: DE000A1K0201 indexes: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English
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