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


NORMA Group AG 

03.02.2012 10:06

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.


On 01 February 2012, our company has received notifications according to section 21 para. 1 of the German Secruities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz - WpHG). Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, London, United Kingdom has informed us on behalf of the following companies as follows:

1.) Ameriprise Financial Inc, Minneapolis, United States of America On 26 January 2012, the stake of Ameriprise Financial Inc in the voting rights in NORMA Group AG exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounted to 5.57% (1,775,477 voting rights).

5.57% (1,775.477 voting rights) of these are attributed to Ameriprise Financial Inc, in accordance with section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in association with sent. 2 WpHG.


2.) Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, Luxembourg, Luxembourg On 26 January 2012, the stake of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL in the voting rights in NORMA Group AG exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounted to 5.57% (1,775.477 voting rights).

5.57% (1,775,477 voting rights) of these are attributed to Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, in accordance with section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in association with sent. 2 WpHG.


3.) Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, London, United Kingdom On 26 January 2012, the stake of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited in the voting rights in NORMA Group AG exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounted to 5.53% (1,760,835 voting rights).

5.53% (1,760,835 voting rights) of these are attributed to Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, in accordance with section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in association with sent. 2 WpHG.


4.) Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, London, United Kingdom On 26 January 2012, the stake of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited in the voting rights in NORMA Group AG exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounted to 5.53% (1,760,835 voting rights).

5.53% (1,760,835 voting rights) of these are attributed to Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, in accordance with section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG.


5.) Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC, London, United Kingdom On 26 January 2012, the stake of Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC, London, United Kingdom in the voting rights in NORMA Group AG exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounted to 5.197% (1,655,998 voting rights).

6.) Threadneedle Investment Services Limited, London, United Kingdom On 26 January 2012, the stake of Threadneedle Investment Services Limited in the voting rights in NORMA Group AG exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounted to 5.197% (1,655,998 voting rights).

5.197% (1,655,998 voting rights) of these are attributed to Threadneedle Investment Services Limited, in accordance with section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6.

The voting rights attributed to Threadneedle Investment Services Limited are held by the following controlled undertaking company which share in the voting rights in NORMA Group AG exceeds 3% or more: * Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC



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