euro adhoc: Epigenomics AG / 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: Federated Investors Inc.
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
State: USA

Company data:
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Name: Epigenomics AG
Address: Kleine Präsidentenstraße 1, 10178 Berlin
Place: Berlin
State: Deutschland

02.03.2009

Voting Rights: Release of a Voting Rights Notification (§§ 21 et
seq. WpHG) in Accordance with § 26, para. 1 WpHG (German Securities
Trading Act) with the Aim of an Europe-wide Distribution

Voting Rights Notification:

On 27 February 2009, Federated Investors Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA,
in the name and on behalf of Federated Equity Management Company of
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, made the following notification
regarding the holding of voting rights held in Epigenomics AG
pursuant to § 21 para. 1 in connection with § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no.
6 WpHG:

On 23 February 2009 Federated Equity Management Company of
Pennsylvania fell below the 20 per cent threshold of § 21 para. 1
WpHG and held at this date 19.01 per cent of the voting rights
(5,587,417 voting rights) in Epigenomics AG.

All 19.01 per cent of the voting rights (5,587,417 voting rights) are
attributed to Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania
pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG. Some of the voting
rights are attributed to Federated Equity Management Company of
Pennsylvania by Federated Kaufmann Fund,Pittsburgh, PA, USA, which
holds directly 3 per cent or more of the voting rights in Epigenomics
AG.

Federated Investors Inc., is the parent company of F II Holdings
Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USA, which in turn is the parent company of
Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania. Federated Equity
Management Company of Pennsylvania, an investment adviser registered
in the United States under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended, acts as Investment Adviser to the Federated Kaufmann Fund, a
Massachusetts Business Trust and an Investment Company, as that term
is defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Epigenomics AG
The Executive Board

Contact:

Epigenomics AG
Dr. Achim Plum
Sr. Vice President Corporate Development
Tel.: +49 (0)30 24345 368
Fax: +49 (0)30 24345 555
Email: achim.plum@epigenomics.com

end of announcement euro adhoc
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ots Originaltext: Epigenomics AG
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

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