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Publication pursuant to Section 27a of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)
IPConcept Fund Management S.A., Luxembourg-Strassen, Luxembourg, notified us on May 10, 2011, that its share of voting rights in ESTAVIS AG, Berlin, Germany (WKN/ISIN: A0KFKB/DE000A0KFKB3) had exceeded the 10% threshold of voting rights on May 9, 2011, and amounted to 10.18% (corresponding to 1,457,028 voting rights) on that date, with the voting rights attributed to IPConcept Fund Management S.A. via Flossbach von Storch SICAV.
As of May 27, 2011, IPConcept Fund Management S.A. had reached 12.73% of the voting rights through further purchases. IPConcept Fund Management S.A. hereby notifies, pursuant to Section 27a of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), as of May 27, 2011, that:
1. the acquisition of voting rights in ESTAIV AG that resulted in exceeding the 10% reporting threshold is not intended to pursue strategic objectives but rather to generate trading profits,
2. IPConcept Fund Management S.A. intends to acquire additional voting rights in ESTAVIS AG within the next twelve months, either through purchase or by other means;
3. the company does not intend to influence the composition of the Executive Board, Supervisory Board, or any other administrative, management, or supervisory body of ESTAVIS AG; and
4. no material change to the capital structure of ESTAVIS AG is intended, in particular with regard to the ratio of equity to debt financing or to the dividend policy.
The voting rights were acquired without the use of the company’s own funds.
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Language: German
Issuer: ESTAVIS AG Uhlandstr. 165 10719 Berlin
Germany
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