euro adhoc: Wincor Nixdorf 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 distribution

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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: Threadneedle Asset Management Limited and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited
Place: London EC3A 8JQ
State: United Kingdom

Company data:
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Name: Wincor Nixdorf Aktiengesellschaft
Address: Heinz-Nixdorf-Ring 1, 33106 Paderborn
Place: Paderborn
State: Deutschland

16.01.2009

In accordance with § 21 para. 1 WpHG Threadneedle Asset Management
Limited, London, United Kingdom, and Threadneedle Asset Management
Holdings Limited, London, United Kingdom, have informed us that their
shareholdings in Wincor Nixdorf AG, Paderborn, Germany, went above
the threshold of 5% of the total voting stocks of Wincor Nixdorf on
January 13, 2009.

The percentage of voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management
Limited in Wincor Nixdorf AG at 13 January 2009 amounted to 5.022%
(1,661,521 shares). These voting rights are in their entirety
attributable to Threadneedle Asset Management Limited pursuant to §
22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG.

The percentage of voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management
Holdings Limited in Wincor Nixdorf AG at 13 January 2009 amounted to
5.022% (1,661,521 shares). These voting rights are in their entirety
attributable to Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited
pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6, sent. 2 and sent.3 WpHG.

Ameriprise Financial Inc. is the parent company of Threadneedle Asset
Management Holdings Limited, which is the parent company of
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited.

Paderborn, January 16, 2009 Wincor Nixdorf AG
Board of Directors

end of announcement euro adhoc
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