euro adhoc: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Release of a voting rights announcement
according to article 26, section 1.1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim
of a Europe-wide distribution
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Person/company obliged to make the notification: ------------------------------------------------ Name: see notification text Place: see notification text State: see notification text Company data: ------------- Name: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Address: Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7, 34131 Kassel Place: Kassel State: Deutschland
22.07.2008
I.
In the name of and on behalf of Newton Investment Management Ltd., London EC4V 4LA, United Kingdom, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation notified us pursuant to section 21, paragraph 1, sentence 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) that on July 15, 2008 the voting rights of Newton Investment Management Ltd. in K+S Aktiengesellschaft fell below the threshold of 3% and amounted to 2.85% on this day.
All these holdings of voting rights are attributable to Newton Investment Management Ltd. pursuant to Section 22 paragraph 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.
II.
Further in the name and on behalf of
MBC Investments Corp., Greenville, Delaware 19807 USA Neptune LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258 USA Mellon International Holdings S.A.R.L., L-1450, Luxembourg Mellon International Limited, London EC4V 4LA United Kingdom
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation notified us pursuant to section 21, paragraph 1, sentence 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) that on July 15, 2008 the voting rights of each above mentioned company in K+S Aktiengesellschaft fell below the threshold of 3% and each amounted to 2.85% on this day.
These 2.85% are attributable to each above listed company pursuant to Section 22 paragraph 1, sentence 1 no. 6 and Section 22 para. 1 sentence 2 WpHG.
III.
Further, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, notified us pursuant to section 21, paragraph 1, sentence 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) that on July 15, 2008 the voting rights in K+S Aktiengesellschaft fell below the threshold of 3% and amounted to 2.96% on this day.
These 2.96% are attributable to the The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation pursuant to Section 22 paragraph 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG and Section 22 para. 1 sentence 2 WpHG.
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Branche: Chemicals
ISIN: DE0007162000
WKN: 716200
Index: Midcap Market Index, MDAX, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX,
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