EANS-Voting Rights: SMT Scharf 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) 1. On August 16, 2012, Mr. Colin Moran, USA, has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that his percentage of voting rights in SMT Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany, has fallen below the threshold of 3% and amounted to 2.98% (125,067 voting rights) as of August 16, 2012. Of these voting rights, 2.98% (125,067 voting rights) are attributed to him pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. Of these voting rights, 2.98% (125,067 voting rights) are also attributed to him pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 2. On August 16, 2012, Abdiel Capital Advisors LLC, New York, USA, has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of voting rights in SMT Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany, has fallen below the threshold of 3% and amounted to 2.98% (125,067 voting rights) as of August 16, 2012. Of these voting rights, 2.98% (125,067 voting rights) are attributed to them pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG. 3. On August 16, 2012, Abdiel Capital Management LLC, New York, USA, has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of voting rights in SMT Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany, has fallen below the threshold of 3% and amounted to 2.98% (125,067 voting rights) as of August 16, 2012. Of these voting rights, 2.98% (125,067 voting rights) are attributed to them pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. Further inquiry note: Investor Relations cometis AG Henryk Deter / Patrick Ortner Tel: +49(0)611 - 205855-16 Fax: +49(0)611 - 205855-66 e-mail: ortner@cometis.de end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: SMT Scharf AG Römerstr. 104 D-59075 Hamm phone: +49(0)2381-960212 FAX: +49(0)2381-960311 mail: ir@smtscharf.com WWW: http://www.smtscharf.com sector: Machine Manufacturing ISIN: DE0005751986 indexes: CDAX, 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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