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IPConcept Fund Management S.A., Luxembourg-Strassen, Luxembourg, notified us on April 5, 2012, in accordance with Section 27a(1) of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), that its voting interest in ESTAVIS AG, Berlin, Germany, reached or exceeded the 10% threshold—or a higher threshold—on April 4, 2012, and amounted to 15.75% (corresponding to 2,254,946 voting rights) on that date. 12.69% of the voting rights (corresponding to 1,816,946 voting rights) are attributable to the company pursuant to Section 22(1), sentence 1, no. 6 of the WpHG via Flossbach von Storch SICAV. -The investment is intended to generate trading profits. -The party subject to the reporting obligation intends to acquire additional voting rights within the next twelve months, either through purchase or by other means. -The party subject to the reporting obligation does not intend to exert influence over the composition of the issuer’s administrative, management, and supervisory bodies. -The party subject to the reporting obligation does not seek to bring about a material change in the company’s capital structure, particularly with regard to the ratio of equity to debt financing and the dividend policy. -With regard to the source of the funds, 100% consists of debt financing that the party subject to the reporting obligation has raised to finance the acquisition of the voting rights.
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Language: German Issuer: ESTAVIS AG Uhlandstr. 165 10719 Berlin
Germany
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