Rheinmetall AG / Correction of release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
07.06.2010 15:36
Dissemination of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On 02 June 2010 Schroders plc informed us:
Please be aware that Schroders plc is the parent company of Schroder
Administration Limited, which itself is the parent company of Schroder
Investment Management Limited. The registered address for all three
companies is 31 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QA, United Kingdom.
We write to correct a notification made to BaFin on 20th March 2009 which
incorrectly notified the date of falling below the 5% and 3% threshold as
12th January 2009 when the thresholds were actually crossed on 01 April
2008 and 19th March 2009 respectively.
We, Schroders plc write to advise you that in accordance with sec. 21
paragraph 1 WpHG that our holding of voting rights in Rheinmetall AG,
Rheinmetall Allee 1, 40476 Düsseldorf, Germany (ISIN DE0007030009) fell
below the 5% threshold and amounted to 4.90% (equivalent to 1,764,177
voting rights of 36,000,000 total voting rights) on 01 April 2008
(settlement date), and fell below the 3% threshold and amounted to 2.97%
(equivalent to 1,068,490 voting rights of 36,000,000 total voting rights)
on 19 March 2009 (settlement date). Schroders Plc has since notified you of
exceeding the 3% threshold on 15th February 2010, and falling below the 3%
threshold on 14 May 2010.
These voting rights in the amount of 4.90% (equivalent to 1,764,177 voting
rights) on 1 April 2008 and 2.97% (equivalent to 1,068,490 voting rights)
on 19 March 2009 are in their entirety attributable to Schroders plc
pursuant to section 22 paragraph 1, sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with
section 22 paragraph 1, sentence 2 WpHG.
Schroder Administration Limited write to advise you that in accordance with
sec. 21 paragraph 1 WpHG that our holding of voting rights in Rheinmetall
AG, Rheinmetall Allee 1, 40476 Düsseldorf, Germany (ISIN DE0007030009) fell
below the 5% threshold and amounted to 4.90% (equivalent to 1,764,177
voting rights of 36,000,000 total voting rights) on 01 April 2008
(settlement date), and fell below the 3% threshold and amounted to 2.97%
(equivalent to 1,068,490 voting rights of 36,000,000 total voting rights)
on 19 March 2009 (settlement date). Schroder Administration Limited has
since notified you of exceeding the 3% threshold on 15th February 2010, and
falling below the 3% threshold on 14 May 2010.
These voting rights in the amount of 4.90% (equivalent to 1,764,177 voting
rights) on 1 April 2008 and 2.97% (equivalent to 1,068,490 voting rights)
on 19 March 2009 are in their entirety attributable to Schroder
Administration Limited pursuant to section 22 paragraph 1, sentence 1 no. 6
in connection with section 22 paragraph 1, sentence 2 WpHG.
Schroder Investment Management Limited write to advise you that in
accordance with sec. 21 paragraph 1 WpHG that our holding of voting rights
in Rheinmetall AG, Rheinmetall Allee 1, 40476 Düsseldorf, Germany (ISIN
DE0007030009) fell below the 5% threshold and amounted to 4.90% (equivalent
to 1,764,177 voting rights of 36,000,000 total voting rights) on 01 April
2008 (settlement date), and fell below the 3% threshold and amounted to
2.97% (equivalent to 1,068,490 voting rights of 36,000,000 total voting
rights) on 19 March 2009 (settlement date). Schroder Investment Management
Limited has since notified you of exceeding the 3% threshold on 15th
February 2010, and falling below the 3% threshold on 14 May 2010.
These voting rights in the amount of 4.90% (equivalent to 1,764,177 voting
rights) on 1 April 2008 and 2.97% (equivalent to 1,068,490 voting rights)
on 19 March 2009 are in their entirety attributable to Schroder Investment
Management Limited pursuant to section 22 paragraph 1, sentence 1 no. 6
WpHG.
07.06.2010 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Media Release distributed by DGAP.
Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de
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Language: English
Company: Rheinmetall AG
Rheinmetall Platz 1
40476 Düsseldorf
Deutschland
Internet: www.rheinmetall.com
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