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 2008 the following notices of voting right changes were received:
Publications acc. to Sec. 26 WpHG:
- Publication of September 26, 2008, regarding the notice of UBS AG
- Publication of September 30, 2008, regarding the notice of UBS AG
- Publication of October 1, 2008, regarding the notice of Generation Investment Management LLP
- Publication of December 1, 2008, on the treasury stock percentage
- Publication of December 16, 2008, on the treasury stock percentage
Publications acc. to Sec. 26a WpHG:
- Total voting shares published as of April 30, 2008
- Total voting shares published as of June 30, 2008