EANS-Voting Rights: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Release of a voting rights
announcement according to article 26, section 1.1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act)
with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution
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Name: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Address: Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7, 34131 Kassel Place: Kassel State: Deutschland
1. BlackRock, Inc., New York, USA, informed us pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 WpHG that their percentage holding of the voting rights in K+S Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 3% on 06.09.2010 and amounts to 3.63% (6,944,846 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock, Inc., pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with Sentence 2 WpHG.
2. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, USA, informed us pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 WpHG that their percentage holding of the voting rights in K+S Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 3% on 06.09.2010 and amounts to 3.54% (6,778,112 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with Sentence 2 WpHG.
3. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, USA, informed us pursuant to Section 21 Paragraph 1 WpHG that their percentage holding of the voting rights in K+S Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 3% on 06.09.2010 and amounts to 3.54% (6,778,112 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with Sentence 2 WpHG.
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Further inquiry note:
Branche: Chemicals
ISIN: DE0007162000
WKN: 716200
Index: DAX, Midcap Market Index, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX,
Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / regulated dealing
Hamburg / regulated dealing
Stuttgart / regulated dealing
Düsseldorf / regulated dealing
Hannover / regulated dealing
München / regulated dealing
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