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

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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)

Kofler Ventures S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, Luxembourg has informed us on 5 October
2010 according to § 21 para 1 of the WpHG, that the voting interest held on
Balda AG, Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, ISIN:
DE0005215107, WKN: 521510 has fallen below the threshold of 3% on 1 October 2010
and amounts to 2.29%, i.e. 1,238,615 voting rights at this day.

Gruppe Georg Kofler GmbH, Munich, Germany has informed us on 5 October 2010
according to § 21 para 1 of the WpHG, that the voting interest held on Balda AG,
Bergkirchener Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, ISIN: DE0005215107, WKN:
521510 has fallen below the threshold of 3% on 1 October 2010 and amounts to
2.29%, i.e. 1.238.615 voting rights at this day. Of these 2.29% (1,238,615
voting rights) are attributed the to the Gruppe Georg Kofler Ltd. pursuant to §
22 paragraph 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG .

Dr. Georg Kofler, Germany, has informed us on 5 October 2010 according to § 21
para 1 of the WpHG, that the voting interest held on Balda AG, Bergkirchener
Str. 228, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, ISIN: DE0005215107, WKN: 521510 has
fallen below the threshold of 3% on 1 October 2010 and amounts to 2.29%, i.e.
1.238.615 voting rights at this day. Of these 2.29% (1,238,615 voting rights)
are attributed to Dr. Georg Kofler pursuant to § 22 paragraph 1 sentence 1 No. 1
WpHG .

end of announcement euro adhoc
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ots Originaltext: Balda AG
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Further inquiry note:

Clas Röhl

Tel.: +49 (0) 5734 922-2728

croehl@balda.de

Branche: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0005215107
WKN: 521510
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade