EANS-Voting Rights: GESCO AG / Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution

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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)

GESCO AG
Wuppertal

ISIN DE000A1K0201

1)
On March 6, 2012, Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main/Germany, has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its
voting rights on GESCO AG have exceeded the 3% and 5% thresholds of the voting
rights on March 1, 2012 and on that day amounted to 9.08% (302,000 voting
rights).

On March 6, 2012, Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main/Germany, has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its
voting rights on GESCO AG have fallen below the 5% and 3% thresholds of the
voting rights on March 7, 2012 and on that day amounted to 0.00% (0 voting
rights).

2)
On March 7, 2012, Close Securities (Germany) Limited, London/United Kingdom, has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its
voting rights on GESCO AG have exceeded the 3% and 5% thresholds of the voting
rights on March 1, 2012 and on that day amounted to 9.08% (302,000 voting
rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG,
9.08% of the voting rights (302,000 voting rights) is to be attributable to the
company from Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main/Germany.

On March 7, 2012, Close Securities (Germany) Limited, London/United Kingdom, has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its
voting rights on GESCO AG have fallen below the 5% and 3% thresholds of the
voting rights on March 7, 2012 and on that day amounted to 0.00% (0 voting
rights).

3)
On March 7, 2012, Close Securities Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its
voting rights on GESCO AG have exceeded the 3% and 5% thresholds of the voting
rights on March 1, 2012 and on that day amounted to 9.08% (302,000 voting
rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG,
9.08% of the voting rights (302,000 voting rights) is to be attributable to the
company from Close Securities (Germany) Limited, London/United Kingdom and from
Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main/Germany.

On March 7, 2012, Close Securities Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its
voting rights on GESCO AG have fallen below the 5% and 3% thresholds of the
voting rights on March 7, 2012 and on that day amounted to 0.00% (0 voting
rights).

4)
On March 7, 2012, Close Brothers Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its
voting rights on GESCO AG have exceeded the 3% and 5% thresholds of the voting
rights on March 1, 2012 and on that day amounted to 9.08% (302,000 voting
rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG,
9.08% of the voting rights (302,000 voting rights) is to be attributable to the
company from Close Securities Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, from
Close Securities (Germany) Limited, London/United Kingdom and from Close
Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main/Germany..

On March 7, 2012, Close Brothers Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its
voting rights on GESCO AG have fallen below the 5% and 3% thresholds of the
voting rights on March 7, 2012 and on that day amounted to 0.00% (0 voting
rights).

5)
On March 7, 2012, Close Brothers Group plc, London/United Kingdom, has informed
us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting
rights on GESCO AG have exceeded the 3% and 5% thresholds of the voting rights
on March 1, 2012 and on that day amounted to 9.08% (302,000 voting rights).
According to Article 22, Section 1, sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG, 9.08% of the
voting rights (302,000 voting rights) is to be attributable to the company from
Close Brothers Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, from Close Securities
Holdings Limited, London/United Kingdom, from Close Securities (Germany)
Limited, London/United Kingdom and from Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG,
Frankfurt am Main/Germany.

On March 7, 2012, Close Brothers Group plc,, London/United Kingdom, has informed
us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its voting
rights on GESCO AG have fallen below the 5% and 3% thresholds of the voting
rights on March 7, 2012 and on that day amounted to 0.00% (0 voting rights).

Further inquiry note:
Oliver Vollbrecht
Leiter Investor Relations
T.: +49(0)202 24820 18
[email protected]
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: GESCO AG
Johannisberg 7
D-42103 Wuppertal
phone: +49(0)202 24820 0
FAX: +49(0)202 24820 49
mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.gesco.de
sector: Economy, Business & Finance
ISIN: DE000A1K0201
indexes: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart,
regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English

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