EANS-Voting Rights: Arcandor 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: Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. S.C.A.
Place: 2180 Luxemburg
State: Luxemburg

Company data:
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Name: Arcandor AG
Address: Theodor-Althoff-Straße 2, 45133 Essen
Place: Essen
State: Germany

19.06.2009

Notification in line with Article 26 of the German Securities Trading
Act (WpHG)

In a letter dated 18 June 2009 Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. S.C.A.
(Luxemburg, Luxemburg) informed Arcandor AG (Essen, Germany) about
the following in accordance with section 21 para. 1 WpHG:

Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA (Cologne, Germany), on 17 June 2009,
fell below the threshold of 3 % of the voting rights in Arcandor AG
(Essen, Germany) and on that day held 1.19 % (3,022,105 voting
rights; calculated on the basis of total voting rights of
253,226,080).

Furthermore, Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. S.C.A. (Luxemburg, Luxemburg),
on 18 June 2009, fell below the threshold of 25 % of the voting
rights in Arcandor AG (Essen, Germany) and on that day held 24.90 %
(63,053,294 voting rights; calculated on the basis of total voting
rights of 253,226,080). Pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1
WpHG all of these voting rights are attributed to Sal. Oppenheim jr.
& Cie. S.C.A. The chain of the companies controlled by Sal. Oppenheim
jr. & Cie. S.C.A is: - SGG Services Généraux de Gestion S.A.
(Luxemburg, Luxemburg) - Solidas 2 S.A. (Luxemburg, Luxemburg) -
Solidas 3 S.A. (Luxemburg, Luxemburg).

Essen/Germany, 19 June 2009
The Management Board

end of announcement euro adhoc
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