13.05.2011 – 13:15

Palfinger Holding AG

EANS-Voting Rights: Palfinger AG
Publication of an Announcement after art. 93 BörseG with the objective of Europe-web publication

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Release according to article 93 BörseG with the aim of a Europe-wide
distribution

Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name:    PALFINGER AG
Place:   Salzburg
State:   Österreich

PALFINGER - Change of significant voting right thresholds

Company data:
Name: PALFINGER AG
F.-W.-Schererstrasse 24
5020 Salzburg
Austria

Person/company obliged to make the notification:
Name: Aviva plc
PO Box 89
Surrey Street
Norwich NR1 3DR
Great Britain

Salzburg, 13 May 2011

PALFINGER AG (VSE: PAL) has been informed that Aviva plc has ceased having a
controlling interest in Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV. Hence Aviva plc has
terminated its indirect shareholding in PALFINGER AG.

Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV still holds - according to the information
received from Aviva plc - 1,945,926 shares of PALFINGER AG, what makes 5.4 % of
the total capital.

Under Austrian law a company needs to announce if the stake of a shareholder
exceeds or falls below a specific level (e.g. 5 percent).

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issuer:      Palfinger AG
          F.-W.-Schererstraße 24
          A-5101 Bergheim-Salzburg
phone:       0662/4684 2219
FAX:         0662/4684 2280
mail:         d.werdecker@palfinger.com
WWW:      www.palfinger.com
sector:      Machine Manufacturing
ISIN:        AT0000758305
indexes:     ATX Prime, Prime Market
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English

Further inquiry note:

Hannes Roither, PALFINGER AG
Unternehmenssprecher
Tel.: +43 662 46 84-2260
mailto:h.roither@palfinger.com
www.palfinger.com

Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT0000758305
WKN: 919964
Index: ATX Prime, Prime Market
Börsen: Wien / official market

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