EANS-Voting Rights: Arcandor AG i.I./i.L. / 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: Arcandor Ag i.I./i.L.
Place: 45133 Essen
State: Germany

Company data:
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Name: Arcandor AG i.I./i.L.
Address: Theodor-Althoff-Straße 2, 45133 Essen
Place: 45133 Essen
State: Germany

On 21 April 2010 Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) informed
Arcandor AG (Essen, Germany) about the following:

1. According to section 21 para. 1 WpHG notification was given that Deutsche
Bank AG (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) on 15 March 2010 passed over the threshold
of 3% of the voting rights in Arcandor AG (Essen, Germany) and on that day held
4.80% (12,145,217 voting rights). All of these voting rights are attributed to
Deutsche Bank AG pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG.
The chain of the companies controlled by Deutsche Bank AG is:

• SA. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. S.C.A., 4, rue Jean Monnet, 2180 Luxemburg, Luxemburg
• SGG S.A., 412 F, route d´Esch, 2086 Luxemburg, Luxemburg
• Solidas 2 S.A., 412 F, route d´Esch, 2086 Luxemburg, Luxemburg
• Solidas 3 S.A., 412 F, route d´Esch, 2086 Luxemburg, Luxemburg

2. Furthermore, notification was given according to section 21 para. 1 WpHG
that Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt am Main, Germamny) on 31 March 2010
fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in Arcandor AG (Essen,
Germany) and on that day held 0 % (0 voting rights).

3. Furthermore, notification was given according to section 21 para. 1 WpHG
that SSA. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. S.C.A (Luxemburg, Luxemburg) on 31 March 2010
fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in Arcandor AG (Essen,
Germany) and on that day held 0% (0 voting rights) .

Essen/Germany, 22. April 2010
Arcandor AG (in liquidation)
Insolvency Administrator

end of announcement euro adhoc
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Further inquiry note:

Branche: Retail
ISIN: DE0006275001
WKN: 627500
Index: CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX, Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / regulated dealing
Hamburg / regulated dealing
Stuttgart / regulated dealing
Düsseldorf / regulated dealing
Hannover / regulated dealing
München / regulated dealing