EANS-Voting Rights: HeidelbergCement AG
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05.10.2009
Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: Morgan Stanley Place: Wilmington State: USA
Company data: -----------------------
Name: HeidelbergCement AG Address: Berliner Straße 6, 69120 Heidelberg Place: Heidelberg State: Germany
On 25 September 2009 Morgan Stanley notified us according to Sec. 21 and 24 of the German Securities Trading Act that Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. and Morgan Stanley Bank AG have exceeded and fallen below the 10% threshold of voting rights in HeidelbergCement AG.
Further to this notification, on 1 October 2009, Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, USA
("Morgan Stanley"), notifies us on its behalf and on behalf of the subsidiaries
Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany, and the holding entity of Morgan
Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany, Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.,
Wilmington, USA, pursuant Sec. 27a of the German Securities Trading Act that:"1. the intention of the excess of the 10% threshold in voting rights of HeidelbergCement AG was not strategic and did not serve the purpose of making trading profit 2. none of the Morgan Stanley entities mentioned above intend to obtain further voting rights in HeidelbergCement AG during the next 12 months, 3. none of the Morgan Stanley entities mentioned above intend to influence the staffing of the management or supervisory board or any other controlling committee of HeidelbergCement AG and 4. none of the Morgan Stanley entities mentioned above intend to significantly change the capital structure, the equity debt ratio or the dividend policy of HeidelbergCement AG.
The purchase of the voting rights was financed using debt capital."
Heidelberg, 5 October 2009 The Managing Board
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ISIN: DE0006047004
WKN: 604700
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