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 Beteiligungs GmbH (until 22 December 2008 operating under the name of DataCard Three GmbH) Place: Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe State: Germany Company data: ------------- Name: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Address: Petuelring 130, 80788 München Place: Munich State: Germany
24.12.2008
Susanne Klatten Beteiligungs GmbH (until 22 December 2008 operating under the name of DataCard Three GmbH) with its seat in Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, Germany, has notified us on a voluntary basis in accordance with § 21 Section 1 Wertpapierhandelsgesetz (Securities Trading Act) that its voting rights in Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the thresholds of 3%, 5% and 10% and amounted (unchanged) to 12.55% (75,562,421 voting rights) on 22 December 2008 (when the company name changed to Susanne Klatten Beteiligungs GmbH) and on 23 December 2008 (the day of its notification).
Of these voting rights 3% or more are attributable to Susanne Klatten Beteiligungs GmbH through Susanne Klatten GmbH & Co. KG für Automobilwerte, Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, Germany, and Susanne Klatten GmbH, Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, Germany.
Reference is made to the notification of voting rights of DataCard Three GmbH dated 17. December 2008.
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Branche: Automotive Equipment
ISIN: DE0005190003
WKN: 519000
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