euro adhoc: KarstadtQuelle AG / Notification in accordance with Section 21 et seq. of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG - German Stock Exchange Act)

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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: Allianz SE
Address: Königinstr. 28
Place: 80802 München/Munich
State: Germany
Company data:
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Place: Essen
State: Deutschland

30.01.2007

Notification in accordance with Section 21 et seq. of the
German Securities Trading Act (WpHG - German Stock Exchange Act)

We have received the following notification in accordance with the
German Securities Trading Act (WpHG - German Stock Exchange Act):

Allianz SE, Munich, reported the following to the Management Board in
a letter dated January 26, 2007:

"In accordance with Section 21 (1) of the WpHG, we hereby notify you
that our share of voting rights in your company fell below the
thresholds of 5% and 3% on January 24, 2007 and now amounts to 2.64%.
These voting rights are attributable to us in accordance with Section
22 (1) sentence 1, number 1 of the WpHG.

In accordance with Section 21 (1) of the WpHG, in conjunction with
Section 24 of the WpHG, we hereby notify you at the same time that:

The share of voting rights of Dresdner Bank Aktiengesellschaft,
Jürgen-Ponto-Platz 1, 60301 Frankfurt am Main, in your company fell
below the thresholds of 5% and 3% on January 24, 2007 and now amounts
to 2.64%.

The share of voting rights of Allianz Finanzbeteiligungs GmbH,
Königinstr. 28, 80802 Munich, in your company fell below the
thresholds of 5% and 3% on January 24, 2007 and now amounts to 2.64%.
These voting rights are attributable to Allianz Finanzbeteiligungs
GmbH in accordance with Section 22 (1) sentence 1, number 1 of the
WpHG."

Essen (Germany), January 29, 2007

THE MANAGEMENT BOARD

end of announcement euro adhoc 30.01.2007 10:38:16
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