Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
Sep 18, 2014 3:55 PM
Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA 18.09.2014 15:55 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SIGNAL IDUNA Allgemeine Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft, Dortmund, Germany, on September 17th, 2014 has given us notice pursuant to section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that its share in the voting rights of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, Germany, on September 15th, 2014 exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% and at that day amounted to 5.43% (this corresponds to 5,000,000 voting rights), whereby SIGNAL IDUNA Allgemeine Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft directly holds 5.43% of the voting rights (5,000,000 voting rights) which as well entirely have to be attributed pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG. 2. HANSAINVEST Hanseatische Investment-GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, on September 17th, 2014 has given us notice pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, Germany, on September 15th, 2014 exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% and at that day amounted to 5.43% (this corresponds to 5,000,000 voting rights), further, that 5.43% (this corresponds to 5,000,000 voting rights) of the aforementioned voting rights have to be attributed pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG, whereby 5.43% (5,000,000 voting rights) are to be attributed by the following shareholder, whose share of the voting rights in Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA amounts to 3% or more: - SIGNAL IDUNA Allgemeine Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft. 3. SIGNAL IDUNA Holding Aktiengesellschaft, Dortmund, Germany, on September 17th, 2014 has given us notice pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, Germany, on September 15th, 2014 exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% and at that day amounted to 5.43% (this corresponds to 5,000,000 voting rights), whereby 5.43% (5,000,000 voting rights) of the aforementioned voting rights have to be attributed pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG and, as well, pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG. Voting rights which are attributed pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG are held by the following company under its control, whose share of the voting rights in Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA amounts to 3% or more: - SIGNAL IDUNA Allgemeine Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft. Voting rights are to be attributed pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG by the following shareholder, whose share of the voting rights in Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA amounts to 3% or more: - SIGNAL IDUNA Allgemeine Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft. 4. IDUNA Vereinigte Lebensversicherung aG für Handwerk, Handel und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany, on September 17th, 2014 has given us notice pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, Germany, on September 15th, 2014 exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% and at that day amounted to 5.43% (this corresponds to 5,000,000 voting rights), whereby 5.43% (5,000,000 voting rights) of the aforementioned voting rights have to be attributed pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG and, as well, pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG. Voting rights which are attributed pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG are held by the following companies under its control, whose share of the voting rights in Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA each amounts to 3% or more: - SIGNAL IDUNA Holding Aktiengesellschaft; - SIGNAL IDUNA Allgemeine Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft. Voting rights are to be attributed pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG by the following shareholder, whose share of the voting rights in Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA amounts to 3% or more: - SIGNAL IDUNA Allgemeine Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft. Dortmund, September 18th, 2014 Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA Borussia Dortmund Geschäftsführungs-GmbH 18.09.2014 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA Rheinlanddamm 207 - 209 44137 Dortmund Germany Internet: www.bvb.de/aktie // www.aktie.bvb.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------