EANS-Voting Rights: K+S 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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Name: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Address: Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7, 34131 Kassel
Place: Kassel
State: Deutschland

06.08.2009

I. In the name of and on behalf of MBC Investments Corporation,
Greenville, USA, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Pittsburgh,
USA, notified us pursuant to section 21, paragraph 1, sentence 1 of
the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) that on July 31, 2009 the
voting rights of MBC Investments Corporation in K+S
Aktiengesellschaft, Kassel, Germany, fell below the threshold of 3%
and amounted to 2.90% (4,786,489 voting rights) on this day.

All these holdings of voting rights are attributable to MBC
Investments Corporation pursuant to Section 22 paragraph 1 sentence 1
no. 6 WpHG in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.

II. Further, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Pittsburgh,
USA, notified us pursuant to section 21, paragraph 1, sentence 1 of
the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) that on July 31, 2009 the
voting rights in K+S Aktiengesellschaft, Kassel, Germany fell below
the threshold of 3% and amounted to 2.90% (4,786,529 voting rights)
on this day.

These 2.90% (4,786,529 voting rights) are attributable to The Bank of
New York Mellon Corporation pursuant to Section 22 paragraph 1
sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG and Section 22 para. 1 sentence 2 WpHG.

end of announcement euro adhoc
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ots Originaltext: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
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Branche: Chemicals
ISIN: DE0007162000
WKN: 716200
Index: DAX, Midcap Market Index, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX,
Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
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