euro adhoc: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft / Release of a voting rights announcement according to article 26, section 1.1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of a Europe-wide distr

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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: Susanne Klatten Beteiligungs GmbH (until 22 December 2008 operating under the name of DataCard Three GmbH)
Place: Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe
State: Germany

Company data:
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Name: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Address: Petuelring 130, 80788 München
Place: Munich
State: Germany

24.12.2008

Susanne Klatten Beteiligungs GmbH (until 22 December 2008 operating
under the name of DataCard Three GmbH) with its seat in Bad Homburg
v.d. Höhe, Germany, has notified us on a voluntary basis in
accordance with § 21 Section 1 Wertpapierhandelsgesetz (Securities
Trading Act) that its voting rights in Bayerische Motoren Werke
Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the thresholds of 3%, 5% and 10% and
amounted (unchanged) to 12.55% (75,562,421 voting rights) on 22
December 2008 (when the company name changed to Susanne Klatten
Beteiligungs GmbH) and on 23 December 2008 (the day of its
notification).

Of these voting rights 3% or more are attributable to Susanne Klatten
Beteiligungs GmbH through Susanne Klatten GmbH & Co. KG für
Automobilwerte, Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, Germany, and Susanne Klatten
GmbH, Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, Germany.

Reference is made to the notification of voting rights of DataCard
Three GmbH dated 17. December 2008.

end of announcement euro adhoc
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