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


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
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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 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       PETROTEC AG
              Fürst-zu- Salm-Salm-Str. 18
              46325 Borken-Burlo
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.petrotec.de
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