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


Aurubis AG 

02.11.2016 10:42

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     Aurubis AG      
     Hovestrasse 50  
     20539 Hamburg   
     Germany         

2. Reason for notification

     X    Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights  
          Acquisition/disposal of instruments                
          Change of breakdown of voting rights               
          Other reason:                                      

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

     Name:                                   City and country of  
                                             registered office:   
     Ministry of Finance on behalf of the    Oslo Norway          
     State of Norway                                              

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

   

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

     26 Oct 2016  

6. Total positions

                % of voting   % of voting rights   total of  total number 
            rights attached  through instruments  both in %     of voting 
           to shares (total    (total of 7.b.1 +    (7.a. +     rights of 
                   of 7.a.)               7.b.2)      7.b.)        issuer 
  Result-            2.84 %               0.52 %     3.36 %      44956723 
  ing                                                                     
  situat-                                                                 
  ion                                                                     
  Previo-            3.05 %               0.31 %     3.36 %             / 
  us                                                                      
  notifi-                                                                 
  cation                                                                  

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

  ISIN             absolute                         in %                     
                        direct        indirect          direct        indirect 
                (Sec. 21 WpHG)  (Sec. 22 WpHG)  (Sec. 21 WpHG)  (Sec. 22 WpHG) 
  DE0006766504                         1277544               %          2.84 % 
  Total            1277544                         2.84 %                    

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

    Type of       Expiration or  Exercise or     Voting     Voting 
    instrument    maturity date  conversion      rights  rights in 
                                 period        absolute          % 
    Lent shares,  N/A            jederzeit/at    234312     0.52 % 
    right to                     any time                          
    recall                                                         
                                 Total           234312     0.52 % 

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG

    Type of    Expiration   Exercise or  Cash or       Voting  Voting 
    instrume-  or maturity  conversion   physical      rights  rights 
    nt         date         period       settlement  absolute    in % 
                                                                    % 
                                         Total                      % 

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

        Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and  
        does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly    
        or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).           
   X    Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate     
        controlling natural person or legal entity:                          

  Name    % of voting rights         % of voting rights     Total of both 
           (if at least held    through instruments (if      (if at least 
                 3% or more)  at least held 5% or more)  held 5% or more) 
  The                      %                          %                 % 
  State                                                                   
  of                                                                      
  Norway                                                                  
  Norges                   %                          %                 % 
  Bank                                                                    

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

     Date of general meeting:                                             
     Holding position after general meeting:    % (equals voting rights)  

10. Other explanatory remarks:

   


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Language:     English
Company:      Aurubis AG
              Hovestrasse 50
              20539 Hamburg
              Germany
Internet:     www.aurubis.com
 
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