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

VARTA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 

09.08.2012 17:39

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On August 09, 2012, GEP Beteiligungs Invest MF-AG, Wien, Österreich has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares
its Voting Rights on VARTA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Hannover, Deutschland, have
fallen below the 75%, 50%, 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% and 3% threshold of
the Voting Rights on August 09, 2012 and on that day amounted to 0% (this
corresponds to 0 Voting Rights).



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Language:     English
Company:      VARTA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
              Joachimstraße 6
              30159 Hannover
              Germany
Internet:     www.varta.com
 
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