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
May 31, 2012 9:51 AM
Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA 31.05.2012 09:51 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our company has received the following notices pursuant to section 21 para. 1 and section 22 para. 2 of German Securities Trading Act (WpHG): 1. Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany, on May 29th, 2012 has given us notice pursuant to section 21 para. 1 and section 22 para. 2 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that its share has exceeded the thresholds of 10 % and 15 % of the voting rights of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, Germany, on May 25th, 2012 and on that day amounted 18.79 % of the voting rights (11,539,909 shares/voting rights), whereby Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund directly holds 7.24 % of the votings rights (4,448,000 shares/voting rights) and further 11.55 % of the votings rights (7,091,909 shares/voting rights) have to be attributed pursuant to section 22 para. 2 WpHG in its entirety from Bernd Geske, Germany, which voting rights exceed 3 %. 2. Bernd Geske, Germany, on May 29th, 2012 has given us notice pursuant to section 21 para. 1 and section 22 para. 2 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that his share has exceeded the threshold of 15 % of the voting rights of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, Germany, on May 25th, 2012 and on that day amounted 18,79 % of the voting rights (11,539,909 shares/voting rights), whereby Bernd Geske directly holds 11.55 % of the votings rights (7,091,909 shares/voting rights) and further 7.24 % of the votings rights (4,448,000 shares/voting rights) have to be attributed pursuant to section 22 para. 2 WpHG in its entirety from Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V., Dortmund, Germany, which voting rights exceed 3 %. Dortmund, May 31st, 2012 Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA Borussia Dortmund Geschäftsführungs-GmbH 31.05.2012 DGAP's 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 44139 Dortmund Germany Internet: www.borussia-aktie.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------