DGAP-PVR: Gildemeister Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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Gildemeister Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

27.02.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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Release according to § 26 WpHG

JPMorgan Chase & Co. holds 3.10% on GILDEMEISTER 


By letter of 26 February 2008 JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, USA, has
in-formed us according to § 21 para 1 WpHG, that their share of voting
rights of GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft, Gildemeisterstraße 60, 33689
Bielefeld, Germany, has exceeded the threshold of 3% as at 21 February 2008
and amounts to 3.10% which corresponds to 1,341,876 shares. 3.06% of these
voting rights (1,324,704 shares) are attributed to JP Morgan Chase & Co.
according to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in conjunction with sentence 2
WpHG. Further 0.04% of voting rights (17,172 shares) are attributed to JP
Morgan Chase & Co. according to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG.

By letter of 26 February 2008 JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., New
York, USA, has informed us according to § 21 para 1 WpHG, that their share
of voting rights of our company has exceeded the threshold of 3% as at 21
February 2008 and amounts to 3.06% (1,324,704 shares). All voting rights
are attributed to JP Morgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. according to §
22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in conjunction with sentence 2 WpHG.

By letter of 26 February 2008 JPMorgan Asset Management UK Limited, London,
Great Britain, has informed us according to § 21 para 1 WpHG, that their
share of voting rights of our company has exceeded the threshold of 3% as
at 21 February 2008 and amounts to 3.05% (1,320,402 shares). All voting
rights are attributed to JP Morgan Asset Management UK Limited according to
§ 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

GILDEMEISTER Aktiengesellschaft
The Executive Board

DGAP 27.02.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Gildemeister Aktiengesellschaft
              Gildemeisterstraße 60
              33689 Bielefeld
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.gildemeister.com
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