HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft 

26.07.2012 11:46

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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Von der nachfolgend genannten Gesellschaft wurde uns am 25. Juli 2012 gemäß § 27 a Abs. 1 WpHG Folgendes mitgeteilt:

Dear Sirs,
We, Cariàtide, S.A., Avenida de Pío XII, 102, 28036 Madrid, Spain, a 100% subsidiary of ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A., refer to our voting rights notification pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act as of today regarding our holding exceeding the threshold of 25% of the voting rights in HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft on 23 July 2012 and notify you pursuant to Section 27a para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act as follows:
1. The investment in HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft serves the implementation of strategic objectives.
2. Our parent company, ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A., intends to acquire, directly or indirectly, additional voting rights in HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft within the next twelve months. This may also imply the acquisition of further voting rights in HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft by Cariàtide, S.A. within the next twelve months. 3. We currently do not aim at influencing the composition of administrative, management or supervisory bodies of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft. However, we point out that two members of the supervisory board of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft hold offices as directors and/or representatives of Cariàtide, S.A. and that they, in their capacity as members of the supervisory board of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft, would be, inter alia, involved in the appointment and revocation from office of members of the management board of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft which may become necessary. In addition, our parent company ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A., intends to exercise its voting rights in the general meeting of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft to have a number of its directors, representatives, employees and appointees in the supervisory board of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft as it considers appropriate and may - as in the past - support the appointment of new management board members of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft which have or have held positions or other affiliations with ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. and its affiliates.
4. We do not seek a significant change in the capital structure of HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft, in particular not in respect of the ratio of equity financing and debt financing and the dividend policy. 5. The funds used to acquire the voting rights have been approx. 59.8% own funds and approx. 40.2% external funds.
Yours sincerely
Cariàtide, S.A.



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