EANS-Voting Rights: HeidelbergCement AG
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Name: HeidelbergCement AG Address: Berliner Straße 6, 69120 Heidelberg Place: Heidelberg State: Germany
On May 21, 2010, First Eagle Investment Management, LLC, New York, USA, has notified us of the following:
"Hereby we inform you pursuant to Section 21 (1) German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz) that on May 20, 2010, the shareholding imputed to Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc. (the parent company of First Eagle Investment Management, LLC), New York, USA, of voting rights in HeidelbergCement AG, Heidelberg, Germany, has increased above the 3 percent threshold and that it currently is imputed to hold 3.12 percent of the voting rights in this company (5,853,268 of the 187,500,000 outstanding voting shares). These voting rights are attributed to Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with Section 22 (1) sentence 2 German Securities Trading Act.
Furthermore, First Eagle Investment Management, LLC, New York, USA, hereby informs you pursuant to Sections 21 (1), 24 German Securities Trading Act that on May 20, 2010, our shareholding in HeidelbergCement AG, Heidelberg, Germany, has increased above the 3 percent threshold and amounts to 3.12 percent of the voting rights (5,853,268 of the 187,500,000 outstanding voting shares). These voting rights are attributed to us, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Holdings, Inc., pursuant to Section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 German Securities Trading Act."
Heidelberg, 25 May 2010 The Managing Board
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Branche: Construction & Property
ISIN: DE0006047004
WKN: 604700
Index: Midcap Market Index, MDAX, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX,
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Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
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