EANS-Voting Rights: SMT Scharf AG / Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution

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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)

1. On April 17, 2012, FIL Holdings Limited, Hildenborough, United Kingdom,
has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of voting
rights in SMT Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany, fell below the threshold of 3% and
amounted to 2.97% (124,721 voting rights) as of April 13, 2012.

Of these voting rights, 2.97% (124,721 voting rights) are attributed to FIL
Holdings Limited pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with
sentence 2 WpHG.

2. On April 17, 2012, FIL Investments International, Hildenborough, United
Kingdom, has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of
voting rights in SMT Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany, fell below the threshold of 3%
and amounted to 2.97% (124,721 voting rights) as of April 13, 2012.

Of these voting rights, 2.97% (124,721 voting rights) are attributed to FIL
Investments International pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

3. On April 17, 2012, FIL Limited, Hamilton, Bermuda, has notified us
pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of voting rights in SMT
Scharf AG, Hamm, Germany, fell below the threshold of 3% and amounted to
2.97% (124,721 voting rights) as of April 13, 2012.

Of these voting rights, 2.97% (124,721 voting rights) are attributed to FIL
Limited pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

Further inquiry note:
Investor Relations
cometis AG
Henryk Deter / Patrick Ortner
Tel: +49(0)611 - 205855-16
Fax: +49(0)611 - 205855-66
e-mail: ortner@cometis.de

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issuer: SMT Scharf AG
Römerstr. 104
D-59075 Hamm
phone: +49(0)2381-960212
FAX: +49(0)2381-960311
mail: ir@smtscharf.com
WWW: http://www.smtscharf.com
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0005751986
indexes: CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart,
regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English