EANS-Voting Rights: HeidelbergCement AG
Release of a voting rights announcement according to article 26, section 1.1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution
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Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: BlackRock, Inc. Place: New York State: USA
Company data: -----------------------
Name: HeidelbergCement AG Address: Berliner Straße 6, 69120 Heidelberg Place: Heidelberg State: Deutschland
BlackRock, Inc., New York, USA, has notified us on 8 December 2009 of the following:
"1. We should hereby like to inform you pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 and 24 WpHG that the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock Group Limited, London, UK, in HeidelbergCement AG exceeded the threshold of 3% on 01.12.2009 and amounts to 3.54% (6,644,987 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Group Limited pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 N° 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG.
2. We should hereby like to inform you pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 and 24 WpHG that the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock Jersey International Holdings L.P., St. Helier, Jersey, in HeidelbergCement AG exceeded the threshold of 3% on 01.12.2009 and amounts to 4.65% (8,709,553 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Jersey International Holdings L.P. pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 N° 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG.
3. We should hereby like to inform you pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 and 24 WpHG that the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., New York, USA, in HeidelbergCement AG exceeded the threshold of 3% on 01.12.2009 and amounts to 4.65% (8,709,553 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 N° 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG.
4. We should hereby like to inform you pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 and 24 WpHG that the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc., New York, USA, in HeidelbergCement AG exceeded the threshold of 3% on 01.12.2009 and amounts to 4.90% (9,196,507 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 N° 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG.
5. We should hereby like to inform you pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 and 24 WpHG that the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, USA, in HeidelbergCement AG exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% on 01.12.2009 and amounts to 6.92% (12,976,814 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 N° 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG.
6. We should hereby like to inform you pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 and 24 WpHG that the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., New York, USA, in HeidelbergCement AG exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% on 01.12.2009 and amounts to 6.92% (12,976,814 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 N° 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG.
7. We should hereby like to inform you pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 and 24 WpHG that the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock, Inc., New York, USA, in HeidelbergCement AG exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% on 01.12.2009 and amounts to 7.04 % (13,193,764 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 N° 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG."
Heidelberg, 8 December 2009 The Managing Board
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Branche: Construction & Property
ISIN: DE0006047004
WKN: 604700
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