EANS-Voting Rights: SMT Scharf AG
Release according to article 26, section 1
WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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