Deutsche Lufthansa AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Deutsche Lufthansa AG 

21.05.2012 16:54

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, has notified us pursuant to
section 25 (1) WpHG on 16 May 2012 the following:

1. Listed company:
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Von-Gablenz-Straße 2-6, Cologne, Germany

2. Notifier: 
Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

3. Triggering event:
Falling below threshold due to acquisition/disposal

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5%

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
11.05.2012

6. Total amount of voting rights:
4.21% (equals 19,272,784 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
457,937,572

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 
- Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
3.94% (equals 18,026,614 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 3.94% (equals 18,026,614 voting rights)
- Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0.27% (equals 1,246,170 voting rights) 

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25
WpHG:
- Chain of controlled undertakings: Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc,
Morgan Stanley UK Group, Morgan Stanley Group (Europe), Morgan Stanley
International Limited, Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc
- Details on financial/other instruments:
Physically-Settled Call Options  Expiration dates 15 May, 18 May, 15 June,
14 December, 21 December 2012
Retransfer Claims    Various contracts that can be exercised at the lenders
discretion



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Language:     English
Company:      Deutsche Lufthansa AG
              Von-Gablenz-Str. 2-6
              50679 Köln
              Germany
Internet:     www.lufthansa.com/investor-relations
 
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