Notices of changes in voting interest acc. to Secs. 26 and 26a WpHG
The provisions of Sec. 26 German Securities Trading Act (“WpHG”) obligate listed companies to publish notices according to Secs. 21(1) and (1a), as well as 25(1) WpHG.According to Secs. 21(1) and (1a), as well as 25(1) WpHG, any investor that, by way of acquisition, disposal or otherwise, reaches or crosses above or below a threshold of 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 or 75 percent of a listed company’s voting capital, is obligated to report so to the listed investee and to BaFin (German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority).
Moreover, Sec. 26a WpHG obligates listed companies to publish, and report to BaFin, the total number of voting rights at the end of each calendar month in which the voting interest changed.
In 2007 the following notices of voting right changes were received:
Publications acc. to Sec. 26 WpHG:
- Publication dated Jan. 13, 2007, regarding the notice of Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC
- Publication dated Feb. 7, 2007, regarding the correction of the Jan. 13, 2007 notice of Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC
- Publication dated Feb. 7, 2007, regarding the notice restated by Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC
- Publication dated Mar. 12, 2007, regarding the notice of Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited
- Publication dated July 12, 2007, regarding the notice of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
- Publication dated July 27, 2007, regarding the notice of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
- Publication dated Aug. 22, 2007, regarding the notice of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
- Publication dated Sep. 26, 2007, regarding the notice of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
- Publication dated Oct. 19, 2007, regarding the notice of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
- Publication dated Oct. 26, 2007, regarding the notice of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
- Publication dated Nov. 2, 2007, regarding the first notice of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
- Publication dated Nov. 2, 2007, regarding the second notice of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
Publications acc. to Sec. 26a WpHG:
- Total voting shares published as of July 31, 2007
- Total voting shares published as of Aug. 31, 2007
- Total voting shares published as of Nov. 30, 2007
