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

Deutsche Telekom AG 

06.08.2012 17:40

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to sec.25a WpHG on 3 August
2012:

1. Listed company:
Deutsche Telekom AG
Friedrich Ebert Allee 140, 53113 Bonn, Deutschland

2. Notifier:
The Blackstone Group L.P., Wilmington, Delaware, USA 

3. Total amount of voting rights held on 3 August 2012:
9.99% (equals 431700000 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
4321319206

4. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25a WpHG:
5.55% (equals 240000000 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
5.55% (equals 240000000 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
0% (equals 0 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0% (equals 0 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
4.44% (equals 191700000 voting rights)

5. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a
WpHG:

Chain of controlled undertakings:
Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., Blackstone Holdings III GP
L.P., Blackstone Holdings III L.P., BCP V GP L.L.C., Blackstone Management
Associates (Cayman) V L.P., Green Park Luxembourg Holding 1 S.À R.L.

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash settled
call options

Expiration date: 
- 90000000 cash settled call options expire over a period starting on 3
August 2012 and ending on 17 December 2012; and
- further 150000000 cash settled call options expire over a period starting
on 14 May 2013 and ending on 23 December 2013.



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Language:     English
Company:      Deutsche Telekom AG
              Friedrich Ebert Allee 140
              53113 Bonn
              Germany
Internet:     www.telekom.com
 
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