MLP AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 26 Section 1 Sentence 2 of the WpHG (Own shares)
26.08.2008
Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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MLP AG
Wiesloch
- Security ID No. 656 990 -
ISIN DE0006569908
Notification pursuant to Article 26, Section 1 of the German Securities
Trading Act (WpHG)
AXA S.A., Paris, France has informed us in accordance with Article 21,
Section 1 of WpHG of the following:
On 21st August 2008, the proportion of voting rights held by AXA
Lebensversicherung AG, Cologne, Germany in MLP AG, Wiesloch, Germany
exceeded the threshold of 3 % and now amounts to 4.60 % (4,503,693 voting
rights).
On 21st August 2008, the proportion of voting rights held by AXA Konzern
AG, Cologne, Germany in MLP AG, Wiesloch, Germany exceeded the threshold of
3% and now amounts to 4.60 % (4,503,693 voting rights). The voting rights
are attributable to AXA Konzern AG in accordance with Article 22, Section
1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of WpHG.
On 21st August 2008, the proportion of voting rights held by Vinci B.V.,
Utrecht, Netherlands in MLP AG, Wiesloch, Germany exceeded the threshold of
3 % and now amounts to 4.60 % (4,503,693 voting rights). The voting rights
are attributable to Vinci B.V. in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of WpHG.
On 21st August 2008, the proportion of voting rights held by AXA S.A.,
Paris, France in MLP AG, Wiesloch, Germany exceeded the thresholds of 3 %
and 5 % and now totals 5.17 % (corresponding to 5,063,489 voting rights).
Of these, 4,503,693 (4.60 %) voting rights are attributable to AXA S.A. in
accordance with Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No.1 WpHG and a further
559,796 (0.57 %) voting rights in accordance with Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 6 in conjunction with Sentence 2 of WpHG.
AXA S.A., Paris, France has also informed us that the attributed voting
rights are controlled via the following group structure: AXA S.A., Paris,
France is the parent company and controls Vinci B.V., Utrecht, Netherlands;
this company controls AXA Konzern AG, Cologne, Germany which, in turn,
controls AXA Lebensversicherung AG, Cologne, Germany.
Wiesloch, August 2008
MLP AG
The Executive Board
Alte Heerstraße 40
69168 Wiesloch
Germany
DGAP 26.08.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: MLP AG
Alte Heerstraße 40
69168 Wiesloch
Deutschland
Internet: www.mlp.de
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