HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft 

21.04.2011 13:36

Veröffentlichung einer Stimmrechtsmitteilung, übermittelt durch die DGAP - ein Unternehmen der EquityStory AG. Für den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist der Emittent verantwortlich.

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Für die nachfolgend genannten juristischen Personen und Gesellschaften wurde uns am 19. April 2011 gemäß § 27a Abs. 1 WpHG Folgendes mitgeteilt:
'Dear Sirs,

On March 23, 2011, each of the notifying parties
1. Qatar Investment Authority, Doha, Qatar; and
2. Qatar Holding LLC, Doha, Qatar,
(the notifying entities set out under nos. 1 and 2 above together the 'Notifying Parties')
notified HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft and the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its respective voting rights in HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 10% on March 23, 2011 and amounted to 10.000001% of the voting rights (7,700,001 voting rights) in HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft as per this date.

Against this background, we hereby notify HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft pursuant to section 27a para. 1 WpHG for and on behalf of each of the Notifying Parties of the following:

I. Aims underlying the acquisition of voting rights 1. The investment in HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft is a long-term investment and serves the implementation of strategic objectives. 2. It is intended to acquire further voting rights within the next 12 months which may be implemented by way of purchases of voting shares or by other means.
3. It is intended to obtain representation on the supervisory board of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft. For this purpose, the Notifying Parties will support the election of a candidate contractually or otherwise related to the Notifying Parties and exercise the voting rights accordingly. Otherwise it is not intended to influence the appointment or removal of members of the supervisory or management boards of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft. 4. It is not intended to aim at a material change of the capital structure of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft, in particular as regards the ratio between equity financing and debt financing, and the dividend policy.
II. Origin of the funds used for the acquisition of the voting rights The acquisition of the voting rights was financed with own funds of cash.'


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Sprache:      Deutsch
Unternehmen:  HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft
              Opernplatz 2
              45128 Essen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.hochtief.de
 
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