DGAP-PVR: Wirecard AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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Wirecard AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

22.04.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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1. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield, Massachusetts,
USA has informed us in the name and on behalf of its subsidiary Oppenheimer
Funds, Inc., Centennial, Colorado, USA according to article 21, paragraph 1
WpHG, that via shares its voting rights in Wirecard AG, Grasbrunn/Munich,
Germany (ISIN DE0007472060, WKN 747206) fell below the threshold of 3% on
11th April 2008 and then amounted to 2.85 % (2,320,000 voting rights).

2. Sloane Robinson LLP, London, United Kingdom has informed us, according
to article 21, paragraph 1 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act), that via
shares its voting rights in Wirecard AG, Grasbrunn/Munich, Germany (ISIN
DE0007472060, WKN 747206) fell below the threshold of 3% on 17th April 2008
and then amounted to 2.56 % (2,081,703 voting rights). Thereof 2.56 % were
attributable to SR Global Fund LP according to article 22, paragraph 1,
sentence 1 number 6 WpHG. These voting rights were held in aggregate by SR
Global Fund LP and SR Europe Investment Trust Plc in relation to which
Sloane Robinson LLP acts as investment manager.

3. Sloane Robinson LLP, London, United Kingdom has informed us in the name
and on behalf of Sloane Robinson Investment Services Limited, London,
United Kingdom according to article 21, paragraph 1 WpHG, that via shares
its voting rights in Wirecard AG, Grasbrunn/Munich, Germany (ISIN
DE0007472060, WKN 747206) fell below the threshold of 3% on 17th April 2008
and then amounted to 2.56 % (2,081,703 voting rights). Thereof 2.56 % were
attributable to Sloane Robinson Investment Services Limited according to
article 22 paragraph 1 sentence 2 in connection with paragraph 1, sentence
1 number 6 WpHG. These voting rights were held in aggregate by SR Global
Fund LP and SR Europe Investement Trust Plc in relation to which Sloane
Robinson LLP acts as investment manager and Sloane Robinson Investment
Services Limited as its managing member.

DGAP 22.04.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Wirecard AG
              Bretonischer Ring 4
              85630 Grasbrunn b. München
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.wirecard.com
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