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
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Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: Diverse notifications
Place: see below
State: see below

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

30.07.2009

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

Ms Madeleine Schickedanz (Germany) notified Arcandor AG (Essen,
Germany) on 27 July 2009 in accordance with section 21 et seq. WpHG
that on 21 July 2009 her attributions fell below the threshold of 25%
of voting rights in Arcandor AG and that her share of voting rights
amounted to 24.55% (62,178,557 voting rights). Ms Madeleine
Schickedanz herself does not own voting rights. This share of voting
rights includes: a) the voting rights attributable to her in
accordance with article 22 (2) WpHG in the amount of 24.55%
(62,178,557 voting rights), these include voting rights aa) of
Madeleine Schickedanz Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG; bb) of Leo
Herl; cc) of Martin Dedi Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG. b)
of the voting rights in the amount of 24.55% mentioned under a),
voting rights in the amount of 21.53% (54,514,920 voting rights) are
also attributable to her in accordance with article 22 (1) sent. 1
no. 1 WpHG. These voting rights are held by the companies Madeleine
Schickedanz Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG and Madeleine
Schickedanz Vermögensverwaltungs Beteiligungs GmbH which are
controlled by Madeleine Schickedanz.

Madeleine Schickedanz Vermögensverwaltungs Beteiligungs GmbH (Fürth,
Germany) notified Arcandor AG (Essen, Germany) on 27 July 2009 in
accordance with section 21 et seq. WpHG that on 21 July 2009 its
attributions fell below the threshold of 25% of voting rights in
Arcandor AG and that its share of voting rights amounted to 24.55%
(62,178,557 voting rights). Madeleine Schickedanz
Vermögensverwaltungs Beteiligungs GmbH itself does not own voting
rights. This share of voting rights includes: a) the voting
rights attributable to it in accordance with article 22 (1) sent. 1
no. 1 WpHG of Madeleine Schickedanz Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co.
KG in the amount of 21.53% (54,514,920 voting rights); b) the
voting rights attributable to it in accordance with article 22 (2)
WpHG in the amount of 3.02% (7,663,637 voting rights), these include
aa) voting rights of Leo Herl; bb) voting rights of Martin Dedi
Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG.

Madeleine Schickedanz Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG (Fürth,
Germany) notified Arcandor AG (Essen, Germany) on 27 July 2009 in
accordance with section 21 et seq. WpHG that on 21 July 2009 its
attributions fell below the threshold of 25% of voting rights in
Arcandor AG and that its share of voting rights amounted to 24.55%
(62,178,557 voting rights). This share of voting rights includes: a)
its voting rights in Arcandor AG in the amount of 21.53% (54,514,920
voting rights); b) the voting rights attributable to it in
accordance with article 22 (2) WpHG in the amount of 3.02% (7,663,637
voting rights), i.e. aa) voting rights of Leo Herl; bb) voting rights
of Martin Dedi Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG.

Mr Leo Herl (Germany) notified Arcandor AG (Essen, Germany) on 27
July 2009 in accordance with section 21 et seq. WpHG that on 21 July
2009 his attributions fell below the threshold of 25% of voting
rights in Arcandor AG and that his share of voting rights amounted to
24.55% (62,178,557 voting rights). This share of voting rights
includes: a) his voting rights in Arcandor AG in the amount of
0.001% (3,075 voting rights); b) the voting rights attributable
to him in accordance with article 22 (2) WpHG in the amount of 24.55%
(62,175,482 voting rights), i.e. aa) voting rights of Madeleine
Schickedanz Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG; bb) voting rights of
Martin Dedi Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG.

Grisfonta AG (St. Moritz, Switzerland) notified Arcandor AG (Essen,
Germany) on 27 July 2009 in accordance with section 21 et seq. WpHG
that on 21 July 2009 its attributions fell below the threshold of 25%
of voting rights in Arcandor AG and that its share of voting rights
amounted to 24.55% (62,178,557 voting rights). Grisfonta AG itself
does not own voting rights. In accordance with article 22 (2) WpHG,
voting rights in the amount of 24.55% (62,178,557 voting rights) are
attributable to it, i.e. a) voting rights of Leo Herl; b) voting
rights of Madeleine Schickedanz Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG;
c) voting rights of Martin Dedi Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG.

Mr Martin Dedi (Germany) notified Arcandor AG (Essen, Germany) on 27
July 2009 in accordance with section 21 et seq. WpHG that on 21 July
2009 his attributions fell below the threshold of 25% of voting
rights in Arcandor AG and that his share of voting rights amounted to
24.55% (62,178,557 voting rights). Mr Martin Dedi himself does not
own voting rights. a) Thereof 21.53% (54,517,995 voting rights)
are attributable to him in accordance with article 22 (2) WpHG, i.e.
voting rights of aa) Madeleine Schickedanz Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH
& Co. KG;

bb) Leo Herl.
b) Of the share of voting rights of 24.55% (62,178,557 voting rights),
voting rights in the amount of 3.02% (7,660,562 voting rights) are attributable
to him in accordance with article 22 (1) sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG. These voting rights
are held by the companies Martin Dedi Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG and
Martin Dedi Vermögensverwaltungs Beteiligungs GmbH which are controlled by
Martin Dedi.

Martin Dedi Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG (Fürth, Germany)
notified Arcandor AG (Essen, Germany) on 27 July 2009 in accordance
with section 21 et seq. WpHG that on 21 July 2009 its attributions
fell below the threshold of 25% of voting rights in Arcandor AG and
that its share of voting rights amounted to 24.55% (62,178,557 voting
rights). This share of voting rights includes: a) its voting
rights in Arcandor AG in the amount of 3.02% (7,660,562 voting
rights); b) the voting rights attributable to it in accordance
with article 22 (2) WpHG in the amount of 21.53% (54,517,995 voting
rights), i.e. aa) voting rights of Leo Herl; bb) voting rights of
Madeleine Schickedanz Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG.

Martin Dedi Vermögensverwaltungs Beteiligungs GmbH (Fürth, Germany)
notified Arcandor AG (Essen, Germany) on 27 July 2009 in accordance
with section 21 et seq. WpHG that on 21 July 2009 its attributions
fell below the threshold of 25% of voting rights in Arcandor AG and
that its share of voting rights amounted to 24.55% (62,178,557 voting
rights). Martin Dedi Vermögensverwaltungs Beteiligungs GmbH itself
does not own voting rights. This share of voting rights includes: a)
the voting rights attributable to it in accordance with article 22
(1) sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG of Martin Dedi Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co.
KG in the amount of 3.02% (7,660,562 voting rights); b) the
voting rights attributable to it in accordance with article 22 (2)
WpHG in the amount of 21.53% (54,517,995 voting rights), including
aa) voting rights of Leo Herl; bb) voting rights of Madeleine
Schickedanz Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG.

Essen/Germany, July 30, 2009

The Management Board

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