SMT Scharf AG

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  Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)


1. On December 2, 2011, FIL Holdings Limited, Hildenborough, United Kingdom,
has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of voting
rights in SMT Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany, fell below the threshold of 5% and
amounted to 4.97% (208,708 voting rights) as of December 2, 2011.

Of these voting rights, 4.97% (208,708 voting rights) are attributed to FIL
Holdings Limited pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with
sentence 2 WpHG.

Voting rights of the following shareholders holding 3% each or more in SMT
Scharf AG are attributed to FIL Holdings Limited:
- Fidelity Funds SICAV


2. On December 2, 2011, FIL Investments International, Hildenborough, United
Kingdom, has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of
voting rights in SMT Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany, fell below the threshold of 5%
and amounted to 4.97% (208,708 voting rights) as of December 2, 2011.
 
Of these voting rights, 4.97% (208,708 voting rights) are attributed to FIL
Investments International pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

Voting rights of the following shareholders holding 3% each or more in SMT
Scharf AG are attributed to FIL Investments International:
- Fidelity Funds SICAV


3. On December 2, 2011, FIL Limited, Hamilton, Bermuda, has notified us
pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of voting rights in SMT
Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany, fell below the threshold of 5% and amounted to
4.97% (208,708 voting rights) as of December 2, 2011. 

Of these voting rights, 4.97% (208,708 voting rights) are attributed to FIL
Limited pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

Voting rights of the following shareholders holding 3% each or more in SMT
Scharf AG are attributed to FIL Limited:
- Fidelity Funds SICAV

Further inquiry note:
Investor Relations
cometis AG
Dominic Großmann
Tel: +49(0)611 - 205855-15
Fax: +49(0)611 - 205855-66 
e-mail: grossmann@cometis.de

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issuer:      SMT Scharf AG
             Römerstr. 104
             D-59075 Hamm
phone:       +49(0)2381-960212
FAX:         +49(0)2381-960311
mail:        ir@smtscharf.com
WWW:         http://www.smtscharf.com
sector:      Machine Manufacturing
ISIN:        DE0005751986
indexes:     CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
             Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München 
language:   English