euro adhoc: OVB Holding AG
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
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Person/company obliged to make the notification: ------------------------------------------------ Name: Generali Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungs-AG, vormals Volksfürsorge Holding AG Place: München, vormals Hamburg State: Germany Company data: ------------- Name: OVB Holding AG Address: Heumarkt 1, 50667 Köln Place: Cologne State: Germany
29.09.2008
OVB Holding AG Cologne
Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
On April 17, 2008, Volksfürsorge Holding AG, Hamburg, Germany, informed us, as published on April 30, 2008, in line with Articles 21 and 22 of the WpHG, that on April 3, 2008, its voting rights in OVB Holding AG had exceeded the threshold of 75% and amounts to 83.16% (11,851,000 voting rights). Of these, 72.42% (10,321,000 voting rights) have been attributed according to Article 22 (2) of the WpHG.
On September 16, 2008, Volksfürsorge Holding AG changed its company name to Generali Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungs-AG and relocated its headquarters from Hamburg to Munich.
On the occasion of this, Generali Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungs-AG, Munich (till September 15, 2008, named Volksfürsorge Holding AG, Hamburg) informed us on September 25, 2008, of the following:
Voting rights of Generali Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungs-AG, München, still exceeds the threshold of 75% and amounts to 86.56% (12,335,400 voting rights) on September 16, 2008.
Of these, 75.82% (10,805,400 voting rights) are attributable to it in line with Article 22 (2) of the WpHG.
Voting rights are attributable to it from the following shareholders, whose individual voting rights share in OVB Holding AG amount to 3% or more:
- Deutscher Ring Beteiligungsholding GmbH - Deutscher Ring Financial Services GmbH - Iduna Vereinigte Lebensversicherung aG für Handwerk, Handel und Gewerbe
A further 10.74% (1,530,000 voting rights) are attributable to it in line with Article 22 (1) Clause 1, No. 1 of the WpHG. Voting rights attributable to it are held by the following company controlled by it, whose voting rights in OVB Holding AG amounts to 3% or more:
- Volksfürsorge Deutsche Lebensversicherung AG
Cologne, September 29, 2008
OVB Holding AG Management Board
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Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: DE0006286560
WKN: 628656
Index: CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
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Börse Hamburg / free trade
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