EANS-Voting Rights: SMT Scharf 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: see details of the release
State: see details of the release

Company data:
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Name: SMT Scharf AG
Address: Römerstr. 104, 59075 Hamm
Place: Hamm
State: Germany

27.08.2009

On August 25, 2009, Victor Khosla, USA, has notified us pursuant to
Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that his percentage of voting
rights in SMT Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany, fell below the treshold of
20% on August 21, 2009, and amounts to 19.833% (832,976 voting
rights) as per this date. All of these voting rights are to be
attributed to Victor Khosla pursuant to Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG. Attributed voting rights are held via
the the following companies that are controlled by him and whose
holdings of voting rights amount to 3% each or more in SMT Scharf AG:

- Strategic Value Partners GP II, LLC - Strategic Value Global
Opportunities Master Fund, LP - Field Point (Europe) I, LLC - Field
Point II, S.à.r.l. (formerly Field Point II (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l.)

On August 25, 2009, Strategic Value Partners GP II, LLC, Greenwich,
CT 06830, USA, has notified us pursuant to Article 21, Section 1 of
the WpHG that its percentage of voting rights in SMT Scharf AG, Hamm,
Germany, fell below the treshold of 20% on August 21, 2009, and
amounts to 19.833% (832,976 voting rights) as per this date. All of
these voting rights are to be attributed to Strategic Value Partners
GP II, LLC, pursuant to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 and
No. 6 of the WpHG. Attributed voting rights are held via the
following companies that are controlled by Strategic Value Partners
GP II, LLC, and whose holdings of voting rights amount to 3% each or
more in SMT Scharf AG:

- Strategic Value Global Opportunities Master Fund, LP - Field Point
(Europe) I, LLC - Field Point II, S.à.r.l. (formerly Field Point II
(Luxembourg) S.à.r.l.)

On August 25, 2009, Strategic Value Global Opportunities Master Fund,
LP, George Town, Grand Cayman, has notified us pursuant to Article
21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its percentage of voting rights in SMT
Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany, fell below the treshold of 20% on August
21, 2009, and amounts to 19.833% (832,976 voting rights) as per this
date. All of these voting rights are to be attributed to Strategic
Value Global Opportunities Master Fund, LP, pursuant to Article 22,
Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG. Attributed voting rights
are held via the following companies that are controlled by Strategic
Value Global Opportunities Master Fund, LP, and whose holdings of
voting rights amount to 3% each or more in SMT Scharf AG:

- Field Point (Europe)I, LLC - Field Point II, S.à.r.l. (formerly
Field Point II (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l.)

On August 25, 2009, Field Point (Europe) I, LLC, Greenwich, CT 06830,
USA, has notified us pursuant to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG
that its percentage of voting rights in SMT Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany,
fell below the treshold of 20% on August 21, 2009, and amounts to
19.833% (832,976 voting rights) as per this date. All of these voting
rights are to be attributed to Field Point (Europe) I, LLC, pursuant
to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG. Attributed
voting rights are held via the following companies that are
controlled by Field Point (Europe) I, LLC, and whose holdings of
voting rights amount to 3% each or more in SMT Scharf AG:

- Field Point II, S.à.r.l. (formerly Field Point II (Luxembourg)
S.à.r.l.)

On August 25, 2009, Field Point II S.à.r.l. (formerly Field Point II
(Luxembourg) S.à.r.l.), Luxembourg, Luxembourg, has notified us
pursuant to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that that its
percentage of voting rights in SMT Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany, fell
below the treshold of 20% on August 21, 2009, and amounts to 19.833%
(832,976 voting rights) as per this date.

end of announcement euro adhoc
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Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0005751986
WKN: 575198
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
München / free trade