euro adhoc: Bayerische Motoren Werke 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
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Susanne Klatten GmbH Place: Bad Homburg State: Germany Company data: ------------- Name: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Address: Petuelring 130, 80788 München Place: Munich State: Germany
22.12.2008
Notification pursuant to § 26 Section 1 Sentence 1 Wertpapierhandelsgesetz (Securities Trading Act) and notification pursuant to § 41 Section 3 Wertpapierhandelsgesetz (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution
1. Susanne Klatten GmbH with its seat in Bad Homburg, Germany, has notified us in accordance with § 21 Section 1 Wertpapierhandelsgesetz (Securities Trading Act) that its voting rights in Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the thresholds 3%, 5% and 10% on 19 October 1998 and amounted to 11.55% (2,765,882 voting rights) on this day. These voting rights were attributable to Susanne Klatten GmbH pursuant to § 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 n° 1 Wertpapierhandelsgesetz (Securities Trading Act).
The voting rights attributable to Susanne Klatten GmbH were held through the following companies which were controlled by Susanne Klatten GmbH and the voting rights of which in Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft amounted to 3% or more in each case:
- Susanne Klatten GmbH & Co. KG für Automobilwerte. 2. Susanne Klatten GmbH with its seat in Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, Germany, has notified us pursuant to § 41 Section 2 Sentence 1 Wertpapierhandelsgesetz (Securities Trading Act) that on 01 April 2002, 11.55% of the voting rights in Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft were allocated to Susanne Klatten GmbH. These voting rights were attributable to Susanne Klatten GmbH pursuant to § 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 n° 1 Wertpapierhandelsgesetz (Securities Trading Act) through Susanne Klatten GmbH & Co. KG für Automobilwerte, Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe.
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Branche: Automotive Equipment
ISIN: DE0005190003
WKN: 519000
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