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31.10.2012 18:48
Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted
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Hess AG: Strategic Investor HPE Pro Institutional Fund B.V. has increased
its shareholding in Hess AG to 20,54%
Villingen-Schwenningen, 31. October 2012 - HPE Pro Institutional Fund B.V.
has notified us today by a statutory voting right notification that it has
increased its shareholding in Hess AG from currently 15,97% to 20,54% and
thereby exceeded the relevant voting right threshold of 20%.
Disclaimer
This publication represents neither an offer to purchase nor the request
for an offer for the purchase of securities. Hess AG securities are not,
and will not be, offered publicly outside Germany. The public offer in
Germany occurs exclusively through and on the basis of the securities
prospectus dated 5 October 2012 and the Amendment No. 1 to the securities
prospectus dated 17 October 2012. The shares offered as part of the IPO
have already been placed.
This publication represents neither an offer to purchase nor the request
for an offer for the purchase of securities in the United States of
America. Hess AG shares may not be offered or sold in the United States of
America, or to 'US Persons' (as defined in Regulation S of the US
Securities Act of 1933 in the respective valid version (the 'Securities
Act')), or for the account of 'US Persons', unless they are registered or
exempt from the requirement to register pursuant to the Securities Act. The
shares were not, and are not, registered pursuant to the Securities Act.
This publication is for distribution only to
(i) individuals who have professional experience in matters relating to
investments, or
(ii) individuals who fall under Article 49 (2) (a) to (d) ('high net worth
companies', unincorporated associations etc) of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, or
(iii) other individuals to whom they may be legally made accessible
(whereby such individuals are together designated as 'Relevant Persons').
This publication is addressed exclusively to Relevant Persons. Individuals
who are not Relevant Persons may not act on the basis of trust in this
publication. Any investment or investment activity relating to this
publication is open exclusively to Relevant Persons, and will be entered
into solely with Relevant Persons.
Contact:
Hess AG
Marco Walz
Investor Relations
LantwattenstraÃe 22
78050 Villingen-Schwenningen
Phone: +49 7721 920-475
Fax : +49 7221 920-771475
Mail : marco.walz@hess.eu
www.hess.eu
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Language: English
Company: Hess AG
LantwattenstraÃe 22
78050 Villingen-Schwenningen
Germany
Phone: +49 7721 920 0
Fax: +49 7721 920 250
E-mail: hess@hess.eu
Internet: www.hess.eu
ISIN: DE000A0N3EJ6
WKN: A0N3EJ
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
End of Announcement DGAP News-Service
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DGAP-Adhoc: Hess AG: Strategic Investor HPE Pro Institutional Fund B.V. has increased its shareholding in Hess AG to 20,54%
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