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

15.09.2010 19:50

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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Pursuant to Sections 21, 22, and 24 of the German Securities Trading Act,
RWE Aktiengesellschaft, Essen, Germany, (hereinafter referred to as 'RWE')
informed us on September 15, 2010 as follows:

RWE had informed us in the past that it held a stake of 8.008 percent in
voting rights in Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft, Heidelberg
(hereinafter referred to as 'HDM') through its subsidiary BGE
Beteiligungs-Gesellschaft fÃ¼r Energieunternehmen mbH, Essen (hereinafter
referred to as 'BGE') (voting rights in each case according to Section 22
para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 German Securities Trading Act ('WpHG')).

In the meantime, the voting share has been reduced further. For the purpose
of participating in the capital increase of HDM, BGE has sold a number of
HDM shares from its equity holding on the stock market. The proceeds enable
BGE to exercise its subscription rights on the new shares it is entitled to
purchase without the need to draw on additional own funds.

For this reason, pursuant to Section 21 para. 1, and Section 22 para. 1
sent. 1 no. 1, as well as Section 24 of the German Securities Trading Act,
RWE informed us, simultaneously on behalf of BGE, as follows:

1. The voting share of BGE Beteiligungs-Gesellschaft fÃ¼r
Energieunternehmen mbH, Essen (hereinafter referred to as 'BGE') in
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft, Heidelberg (hereinafter
referred to as 'HDM') fell below the 5-percent threshold on September
15, 2010. The voting share now held directly by BGE according to
Section 21 paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act on this
date totalled 4.22 percent or 3,293,000 voting rights.

2. Pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 of the German Securities
Trading Act the voting rights in HDM held by BGE are fully attributable
to RWE Aktiengesellschaft, (hereinafter referred to as 'RWE'). For this
reason, the voting share of RWE in HDM also fell below the 5-percent
threshold on September 15, 2010. On this date, RWE's voting share in
HDM also amounted to 4.22 percent or 3,293,000 voting rights (pursuant
to Section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 of the German Securities Trading
Act).

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Language: English
Company: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
KurfÃ¼rsten-Anlage 52-60
69115 Heidelberg
Deutschland
Internet: www.heidelberg.com

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