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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)
Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name:    State of Norway
Place:   Oslo
State:   Norway

Pursuant to section 21 para. 1 Securities Trading Act (WpHG), Klöckner & Co SE, Am Silberpalais 1, D 47057 Duisburg, has been notified as follows:
The State of Norway, Oslo, Norway, has fallen below the threshold of 5% of the voting rights in Klöckner & Co SE on 1 February 2012. The voting rights held by the State of Norway amounted to 4.17% on this date, corresponding to 4,161,325 voting rights.

The voting rights are held by Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway), Oslo, Norway, which is controlled by the State of Norway, and voting rights held by Norges Bank are attributed to the State of Norway pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 Securities Trading Act (WpHG).

Further inquiry note:
Moritz Fischer
Tel: +49(0) 203 307 2116
E-Mail: moritz.fischer@kloeckner.de

issuer:      Klöckner & Co SE
             Am Silberpalais 1
             D-47057 Duisburg
phone:       +49(0)203-307-0
FAX:         +49(0)203-307-5000
mail:        info@kloeckner.de
WWW: ¿U1http://www.kloeckner.de¿U0 sector:      Metal Goods & Engineering
ISIN:        DE000KC01000
indexes: CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language:    English