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

ALNO AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

21.05.2010 17:40

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.
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1. IRE Beteiligungs GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, has notified us pursuant to
section 21 (1) and section 24 WpHG that his percentage of voting rights in
ALNO AG, Pfullendorf, Germany, ISIN: DE0007788408, WKN: 778840, exceeded
the threshold of 15% and amounted to 16.58% (2,752,737 Stimmrechte) as of
April 30, 2010.


2. Bauknecht Hausgeräte GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, has notified us pursuant
to section 21 (1) and section 24 WpHG that his percentage of voting rights
in ALNO AG, Pfullendorf,  Germany, ISIN: DE0007788408, WKN: 778840,
exceeded the threshold of 15% and amounted to 16.58% (2,752,737
Stimmrechte) as of April 30, 2010.

Of these Voting Rights, 16.58% (2,752,737 Stimmrechte) are to be attributed
to Bauknecht Hausgeräte GmbH pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 1
WpHG.

Attributed voting rights are held via the following companies that are
controlled by Bauknecht Hausgeräte GmbH and whose holdings of Voting Rights
amount to 3% each or more in ALNO AG:
- IRE Beteiligungs GmbH


3. Whirlpool Greater China Inc., Benton Harbour, Michigan, USA, has
notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) and section 24 WpHG that his
percentage of voting rights in ALNO AG, Pfullendorf,  Germany, ISIN:
DE0007788408, WKN: 778840, exceeded the threshold of 15% and amounted to
16.58% (2,752,737 Stimmrechte) as of April 30, 2010.

Of these voting rights, 16.58% (2,752,737 Stimmrechte) are to be attributed
to Whirlpool Greater China Inc. pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 1
WpHG.

Attributed voting rights are held via the following companies that are
controlled by Whirlpool Greater China Inc. and whose holdings of Voting
Rights amount to 3% each or more in ALNO AG:
- Bauknecht Hausgeräte GmbH
- IRE Beteiligungs GmbH



21.05.2010 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Media Release distributed by DGAP.
Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de

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Language:     English
Company:      ALNO AG
              Heiligenberger Straße 47
              88630 Pfullendorf
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.alno.de
 
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