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

On January 22, 2010, 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 threshold of 10% on January 22, 2010, and amounts
to 9,995% (419,777 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
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 January 22, 2010, Strategic Value Partners GP II, LLC, Greenwich, 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 threshold of 10%
on January 22, 2010, and amounts to 9.995% (419,777 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 January 22, 2010, 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 threshold of 10% on January 22, 2010, and amounts to 9.995%
(419,777 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 January 22, 2010, Field Point (Europe) I, LLC, Greenwich, 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 threshold of 10% on
January 22, 2010, and amounts to 9,995% (419,777 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 January 22, 2010, 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 threshold of 10% on January 22,
2010, and amounts to 9.995% (419,777 voting rights) as per this date.

end of announcement euro adhoc
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Further inquiry note:

Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0005751986
WKN: 575198
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
München / free trade