EANS-Voting Rights: TUI AG
Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG
(Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution
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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Announcement according to Article 25, Section 1 of the WpHG (financial/other
instruments)
Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: see below
Place: see below
State: see below
We received the following notifications pursuant to sec. 25 para. 1 WpHG on
18/05/2012:
1. Listed Company:
TUI AG, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4, 30625 Hanover, Germany
2. Company subject to notification obligation (Notifier):
Merrill Lynch International
Country: United Kingdom
Domicile: London
3. Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold due to acquisition/disposal
4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 25%
5. Date at which the thresholds is crossed or reached: 29/02/2012
6. Total amount of voting rights: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
Voting rights proportion of (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25
WpHG:
27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 0% (equals: 0 voting rights)
Voting rights proportion pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0% (equals: 0 voting rights)
1. Listed Company:
TUI AG, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4, 30625 Hanover, Germany
2. Company subject to notification obligation (Notifier):
ML UK Capital Holdings
Country: United Kingdom
Domicile: London
3. Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold due to acquisition/disposal
4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 25%
5. Date at which the thresholds is crossed or reached: 29/02/2012
6. Total amount of voting rights: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
Voting rights proportion of (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25
WpHG:
27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
Voting rights proportion pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0% (equals: 0 voting rights)
8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG:
Chain of controlled undertakings:
Merrill Lynch International
1. Listed Company:
TUI AG, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4, 30625 Hanover, Germany
2. Company subject to notification obligation (Notifier):
Merrill Lynch Holdings Ltd
Country: United Kingdom
Domicile: London
3. Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold due to acquisition/disposal
4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 25%
5. Date at which the thresholds is crossed or reached: 29/02/2012
6. Total amount of voting rights: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
Voting rights proportion of (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25
WpHG:
27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
Voting rights proportion pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0% (equals: 0 voting rights)
8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG:
Chain of controlled undertakings:
Merrill Lynch International
ML UK Capital Holdings
1. Listed Company:
TUI AG, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4, 30625 Hanover, Germany
2. Company subject to notification obligation (Notifier):
Merrill Lynch Europe Intermediate Holdings
Country: United Kingdom
Domicile: London
3. Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold due to acquisition/disposal
4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 25%
5. Date at which the thresholds is crossed or reached: 29/02/2012
6. Total amount of voting rights: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
Voting rights proportion of (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25
WpHG:
27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
Voting rights proportion pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0% (equals: 0 voting rights)
8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG:
Chain of controlled undertakings:
Merrill Lynch International
ML UK Capital Holdings
Merrill Lynch Holdings Ltd
1. Listed Company:
TUI AG, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4, 30625 Hanover, Germany
2. Company subject to notification obligation (Notifier):
Merrill Lynch Europe PLC
Country: United Kingdom
Domicile: London
3. Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold due to acquisition/disposal
4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 25%
5. Date at which the thresholds is crossed or reached: 29/02/2012
6. Total amount of voting rights: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
Voting rights proportion of (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25
WpHG:
27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
Voting rights proportion pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0% (equals: 0 voting rights)
8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG:
Chain of controlled undertakings:
Merrill Lynch International
ML UK Capital Holdings
Merrill Lynch Holdings Ltd
Merrill Lynch Europe Intermediate Holdings
1. Listed Company:
TUI AG, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4, 30625 Hanover, Germany
2. Company subject to notification obligation (Notifier):
Merrill Lynch International Holdings Inc
Country: United States of America
Domicile: Wilmington, DE
3. Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold due to acquisition/disposal
4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 25%
5. Date at which the thresholds is crossed or reached: 29/02/2012
6. Total amount of voting rights: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
Voting rights proportion of (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25
WpHG:
27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
Voting rights proportion pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0% (equals: 0 voting rights)
8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG:
Chain of controlled undertakings:
Merrill Lynch International
ML UK Capital Holdings
Merrill Lynch Holdings Ltd
Merrill Lynch Europe Intermediate Holdings
Merrill Lynch Europe PLC
1. Listed Company:
TUI AG, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4, 30625 Hanover, Germany
2. Company subject to notification obligation (Notifier):
Merrill Lynch International Incorporated
Country: United States of America
Domicile: Wilmington, DE
3. Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold due to acquisition/disposal
4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 25%
5. Date at which the thresholds is crossed or reached: 29/02/2012
6. Total amount of voting rights: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
Voting rights proportion of (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25
WpHG:
27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 27.42% (equals: 69,066,061 voting rights)
Voting rights proportion pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0% (equals: 0 voting rights)
8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG:
Chain of controlled undertakings:
Merrill Lynch International
ML UK Capital Holdings
Merrill Lynch Holdings Ltd
Merrill Lynch Europe Intermediate Holdings
Merrill Lynch Europe PLC
Merrill Lynch International Holdings Inc
Berlin/Hanover, May 2012
TUI AG
The Executive Board
Further inquiry note:
Investor Relations Kontakt:
Björn Beroleit, Telefon: +49 (0) 511 566 1310
Nicola Gehrt, Telefon: +49 (0) 511 566 1435
Media Kontakt:
Uwe Kattwinkel, Telefon: +49 (0) 511 566 1417
Robin Zimmermann, Telefon: +49 (0) 511 566 1488
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: TUI AG
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4
D-30625 Hannover
phone: +49(0)511 566 - 1425
FAX: +49(0)511 566 - 1096
mail: investor.relations@tui.com
WWW: http://www.tui-group.com
sector: Transport
ISIN: DE000TUAG000
indexes: MDAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English
Original content of: TUI AG, transmitted by news aktuell