Rheinmetall AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
Release of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of
EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Veröffentlichung gemäß § 26 Abs. 1 WpHG
On August 20th 2008 we received the following notifications:
We, HBOS, plc, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, would like to recall our
notifications of voting rights which we have made on 6 March 2006 in the
name and on behalf of our subsidiaries Insight Investment Management
Limited, Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Insight Investment Management
(Global) Limited, Edinburgh, United Kingdom with regard to Rheinmetall AG,
Rheinmetall Platz 1, D-40476 Düsseldorf, Germany, and which was published
in the 'Süddeutsche Zeitung' on 10 March 2006 because no relevant
thresholds according to §§ 21, 22 WpHG had been reached, crossed or fallen
below on that date and therefore no notification requirement existed.
1.0.
HBOS plc, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, fell below the 5% threshold of § 21
para. 1 WpHG on 24 July 2007 and at that date held 4.972% of the voting
rights (i.e. 1,789,973 shares with voting rights) in Rheinmetall AG,
Rheinmetall Platz 1, D-40476 Düsseldorf.
HBOS plc were attributed these 4.972% of the voting rights (i.e. 1,789,973
shares with voting rights) in Rheinmetall AG pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent.
1 no. 6 WpHG.
1.1.
HBOS plc, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, fell below the 3% threshold of § 21
para. 1 WpHG on 2 August 2007 and at that date held 0.00% of the voting
rights (i.e. 0 shares with voting rights) in Rheinmetall AG, Rheinmetall
Platz 1, D-40476 Düsseldorf.
This notification is based on the fact that HBOS plc fulfils the
requirements of § 32 para. 3 InvG.
2.0.
HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, Halifax, West Yorkshire, United
Kingdom fell below the 5% threshold of § 21 para. 1 WpHG on 24 July 2007
and at that date held 4.972% of the voting rights (i.e. 1,789,973 shares
with voting rights) in Rheinmetall AG, Rheinmetall Platz 1, D-40476
Düsseldorf, Germany.
HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited was attributed these 4.972% of
the voting rights (i.e. 1,789,973 shares with voting rights) in Rheinmetall
AG pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with § 22 para. 1
sent. 2 WpHG.
2.1.
HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, Halifax, West Yorkshire, United
Kingdom, fell below the 3% threshold of § 21 para. 1 WpHG on 2 August 2007
and at that date held 0.00 % of the voting rights (i.e. 0 shares with
voting rights) in Rheinmetall AG, Rheinmetall Platz 1, D-40476 Düsseldorf.
This notification is based on the fact that HBOS Insurance & Investment
Group Limited fulfils the requirements of § 32 para. 3 InvG.
Rheinmetall AG
Der Vorstand
22.08.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: Rheinmetall AG
Rheinmetall Platz 1
40476 Düsseldorf
Deutschland
Internet: www.rheinmetall.com
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