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DJ DGAP-PVR: Merck KGaA: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
DJ DGAP-PVR: Merck KGaA: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
Merck KGaA / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
04.04.2008
Release of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On April 03, 2008, Credit Suisse Group, Zürich, Switzerland, notified us
pursuant to § 21 para 1 in conjunction with § 24 WpHG of the following:
On March 28, 2008 the proportion of voting rights of Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Limited, London, UK, via shares in Merck KGaA,
Darmstadt, Germany, exceeded the threshold of 3% and at that time amounted
to 3.067% (1982057 voting rights).
Through the excess of the 3% threshold mentioned above by Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Limited, the proportion of voting rights via shares of
its affiliated companies, these are Credit Suisse (International) Holding
AG, Zug, Switzerland, Credit Suisse Investments (UK), London, UK and Credit
Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), London, UK, also exceeded the threshold of
3% on March 28, 2008 and at that time amounted to 3.067% (1982057 voting
rights). Pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG these voting rights
in total are attributable to each of the companies mentioned in this
paragraph.
On March 28, 2008 the proportion of voting rights of Credit Suisse, Zürich,
Switzerland, via shares in Merck KGaA exceeded the threshold of 3% and at
that time amounted to 3.262% (2107726 voting rights). 3.221% of these
voting rights (2081167 voting rights) are attributable to Credit Suisse
pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG. 0.041% of the votings rights
(26559 voting rights) are attributable to Credit Suisse pursuant to § 22
para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in conjunction with § 22 para 1 sentence 2 WpHG.
On March 28, 2008 the proportion of voting rights of Credit Suisse Group,
Zürich, Switzerland, via shares in Merck KGaA exceeded the threshold of 3%
and at that time amounted to 3.266% (2110460 voting rights). 3.225% of
these voting rights (2083801 voting rights) are attributable to Credit
Suisse Group pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG. 0.041% of the
votings rights (26659 voting rights) are attributable to Credit Suisse
pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in conjunction with § 22 para 1
sentence 2 WpHG.
The chain of the controlling companies, starting with the 'lowest' company
(the company directly holding the voting rights), is as follows: Credit
Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd., Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK),
Credit Suisse Investments (UK), Credit Suisse (International) Holding AG,
Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse Group.
04.04.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: Merck KGaA
Frankfurter Str. 250
64293 Darmstadt
Deutschland
Internet: www.merck.de
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