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

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA 

03.07.2013 13:33

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Our company  has received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a
para. 1 of German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) on 28 June 2013:

1. Listed Company:
Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien,
Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, Germany

2. Notifier:
Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

3. Triggering Event:
Exceeding threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5 %

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
25 June 2013

6. Total amount of voting rights:
5.04 % (equals 3,098,748 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
61,425,000

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

Voting rights proportion based on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to
sec. 25a WpHG:
4.16 % (equals 2,552,261 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 4.16 % (equals 2,552,261 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
0.01 % (equals 5,000 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 0.01 % (equals 5,000 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0.88 % (equals 541,487 voting rights)

8. Detailed information on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to sec.
25a WpHG:

8.1 Chain of controlled undertakings:
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley Group (Europe)
Morgan Stanley UK Group
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

8.2
ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument:
Physically-Settled Put Options, expiration date: 25 September 2013
ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument:
Cash-Settled Swaps, expiration date: 10 October 2014


Dortmund, 3 July 2013
Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
Borussia Dortmund Geschäftsführungs-GmbH



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Language:     English
Company:      Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA
              Rheinlanddamm 207 - 209
              44139 Dortmund
              Germany
Internet:     www.bvb.de/aktie // www.aktie.bvb.de
 
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