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
Apr 23, 2010 9:33 AM
Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 23.04.2010 09:33 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On April 22nd, 2010, Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, has given us notice on is own behalf and on behalf of such further entities as mentioned below pursuant to section 21 para (1) and section 24 German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) of the Following: 1) The share of Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, on April 20th, 2010, has fallen below the threshold of 5% of the voting rights of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, Germany, and on that day amounted 4,77% (2.927.764 shares/voting rights); whereby the aforementioned voting rights have to be attributed concurrent pursuant to section 22 para. (1) sent. 1 No. 1 WpHG from the respective subsidiaries of the chain of controlled entities and pursuant to section 22 para. (2) WpHG from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (formerly: Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited), London, United Kingdom. 2) The share of Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (formerly: Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited), London, United Kingdom, on April 20th, 2010, has fallen below the threshold of 5% of the voting rights of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, Germany, and on that day amounted 4,77% (2.927.764 shares/voting rights). 3) The share of the following entities (i) Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA, (ii) Morgan Stanley International Limited, London, United Kingdom, (iii) Morgan Stanley Group (Europe), London, United Kingdom, on April 20th, 2010, each has fallen below the threshold of 5% of the voting rights of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, Germany, and on that day each amounted 4,77% (2.927.764 shares/voting rights); whereby the aforementioned voting rights each have to be attributed concurrent pursuant to section 22 para. (1) sent. 1 No. 1 WpHG from the respective subsidiaries of the chain of controlled entities and pursuant to section 22 para. (2) WpHG from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (formerly: Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited), London, United Kingdom. 4) The share of Morgan Stanley UK Group, London, United Kingdom, on April 20th, 2010, has fallen below the threshold of 5% of the voting rights of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, Germany, and on that day amounted 4,77% (2.927.764 shares/voting rights); whereby the aforementioned voting rights have to be attributed pursuant to section 22 para. (2) WpHG from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (formerly: Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited), London, United Kingdom. 5) The share of the following affiliates of Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, (i) Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited, London, United Kingdom, (ii) Morgan Stanley Domestic Capital Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA, (iii) Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC., Wilmington, Delaware, USA, (iv) Morgan Stanley International Incorporated, Wilmington, Delaware, USA on April 20th, 2010, each has fallen below the threshold of 5% of the voting rights of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rheinlanddamm 207-209, 44137 Dortmund, Germany, and on that day each amounted 4,77% (2.927.764 shares/voting rights); whereby the aforementioned voting rights each have to be attributed pursuant to section 22 para. (2) WpHG from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (formerly: Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited), London, United Kingdom. 6) This chain of entities is represented as follows (starting on the highest level): Morgan Stanley (Delaware), Morgan Stanley International Holdings Incorporated, Morgan Stanley International Limited, Morgan Stanley Group (Europe), Morgan Stanley UK Group, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. Dortmund, April 23rd, 2010 Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA Borussia Dortmund Geschäftsführungs-GmbH 23.04.2010 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Media Release distributed by DGAP. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA Rheinlanddamm 207 - 209 44139 Dortmund Deutschland Internet: www.borussia-aktie.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------