PETROTEC AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 08.12.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights pursuant to § 26 para. 1 of the Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz - 'WpHG') Petrotec S.à r.l., Luxembourg, Luxemburg, has informed us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG on December 4, 2008 fell below the thresholds of 30 %, 25 %, 20 %, 15 %, 10 %, 5 % and 3 % and on that day came to 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights). WP IX LuxCo I S.à r.l., Luxembourg, Luxemburg, has informed us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG on December 4, 2008 fell below the thresholds of 30 %, 25 %, 20 %, 15 %, 10 %, 5 % and 3 % and on that day came to 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights). This figure of 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights) shall be attributed to WP IX LuxCo I S.à r.l. pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG. Attributed voting rights are held via the following companies that it controls, whose share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG in each case is 3 % or more: Petrotec S.à r.l. WP IX International Holdings LLC, New York, USA, has informed us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG on December 4, 2008 fell below the thresholds of 30 %, 25 %, 20 %, 15 %, 10 %, 5 % and 3 % and on that day came to 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights). This figure of 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights) shall be attributed to WP IX International Holdings LLC pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG. Attributed voting rights are held via the following companies that it controls, whose share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG in each case is 3 % or more: Petrotec S.à r.l., WP IX LuxCo I S.à r.l. Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX L.P., New York, USA, has informed us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG on December 4, 2008 fell below the thresholds of 30 %, 25 %, 20 %, 15 %, 10 %, 5 % and 3 % and on that day came to 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights). This figure of 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights) shall be attributed to Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX L.P. pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG. Attributed voting rights are held via the following companies that it controls, whose share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG in each case is 3 % or more: Petrotec S.à r.l., WP IX LuxCo I S.à r.l., WP IX International Holdings LLC. Warburg Pincus IX LLC, New York, USA, has informed us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG on December 4, 2008 fell below the thresholds of 30 %, 25 %, 20 %, 15 %, 10 %, 5 % and 3 % and on that day came to 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights). This figure of 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights) shall be attributed to Warburg Pincus IX LLC pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG. Attributed voting rights are held via the following companies that it controls, whose share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG in each case is 3 % or more: Petrotec S.à r.l., WP IX LuxCo I S.à r.l., WP IX International Holdings LLC, Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX L.P. Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, New York, USA, has informed us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG on December 4, 2008 fell below the thresholds of 30 %, 25 %, 20 %, 15 %, 10 %, 5 % and 3 % and on that day came to 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights). This figure of 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights) shall be attributed to Warburg Pincus Partners LLC pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG. Attributed voting rights are held via the following companies that it controls, whose share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG in each case is 3 % or more: Petrotec S.à r.l., WP IX LuxCo I S.à r.l., WP IX International Holdings LLC, Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX L.P., Warburg Pincus IX LLC. Warburg Pincus & Co., New York, USA, has informed us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG on December 4, 2008 fell below the thresholds of 30 %, 25 %, 20 %, 15 %, 10 %, 5 % and 3 % and on that day came to 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights). This figure of 3.97 % (417,299 voting rights) shall be attributed to Warburg Pincus & Co. pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG. Attributed voting rights are held via the following companies that it controls, whose share of the voting rights in Petrotec AG in each case is 3 % or more: Petrotec S.à r.l., WP IX LuxCo I S.à r.l., WP IX International Holdings LLC, Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX L.P., Warburg Pincus IX LLC, Warburg Pincus Partners LLC. Borken, December, 2008 Petrotec AG, Fürst-zu-Salm-Salm-Str. 18, 46325 Borken, Germany DGAP 08.12.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: PETROTEC AG Fürst-zu- Salm-Salm-Str. 18 46325 Borken-Burlo Deutschland Internet: www.petrotec.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: PETROTEC 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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