EANS-Voting Rights: Salzgitter 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 26, Section 1, Sentence 2 of the WpHG (own
shares)

Salzgitter Aktiengesellschaft
Notification in accordance with sec. 26 para. 1 WpHG

We have received the following notifications:

A.
Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG

Notification of voting rights
1. Listed company (issuer of the shares to which voting rights are attached):
Salzgitter AG

2. Company subject to the notification (notifier):
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, USA

3.1 Reason for notification:
Acquisition/Disposal of shares to which voting rights are attached

3.2 Falling below threshold

4. Theshold crossed:
3 %

5. Date on which the threshold is crossed:
16.04.2012

6. Voting rights:
ISIN of shares: DE0006202005
Total amount of voting rights of last nofication, voting rights in %: 4,75
Amount of voting rights on day of triggering threshold:
Amount of voting rights: 1.751.821
Indirect: 1.751.821
Amount of voting rights in %: 2,91%
Indirect 2,91%
Attributation:
Attributation pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 - 6 WpHG or sec. 22
para. 2 WpHG

B.
Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG

Notification of voting rights
1. Listed company (issuer of the shares to which voting rights are attached):
Salzgitter AG

2. Company subject to the notification (notifier):
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA

3.1 Reason for notification:
Acquisition/Disposal of shares to which voting rights are attached

3.2 Falling below threshold

4. Theshold crossed:
3 %

5. Date on which the threshold is crossed:
16.04.2012

6. Voting rights:
ISIN of shares: DE0006202005
Total amount of voting rights of last nofication, voting rights in %: 4,75
Amount of voting rights on day of triggering threshold:
Amount of voting rights: 1.751.821
Indirect: 1.751.821
Amount of voting rights in %: 2,91%
Indirect 2,91%
Attributation:
Attributation pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 - 6 WpHG or sec. 22
para. 2 WpHG

C.
Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG

Notification of voting rights

1. Listed company (issuer of the shares to which voting rights are attached):
Salzgitter AG

2. Company subject to the notification (notifier):
BlackRock, Inc., New York, USA

3.1 Reason for notification:
Acquisition/Disposal of shares to which voting rights are attached

3.2 Falling below threshold

4. Theshold crossed:
3 %

5. Date on which the threshold is crossed:
16.04.2012

6.
Voting rights:
ISIN of shares: DE0006202005
Total amount of voting rights of last nofication, voting rights in %: 4,13
Amount of voting rights on day of triggering threshold:
Amount of voting rights: 1.790.950
Indirect: 1.790.950
Amount of voting rights in %: 2,98%
Indirect 2,98%
Attributation:
Attributation pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 - 6 WpHG or sec. 22
para. 2 WpHG

Further inquiry note:
Markus Heidler
+49 (0) 5341/21-6105
heidler.m@salzgitter-ag.de

end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Salzgitter AG
Eisenhüttenstraße 99
D-38239 Salzgitter
phone: +49 (0) 5341-21-3783
mail: info@salzgitter-ag.de
WWW: http://www.salzgitter-ag.de
sector: Iron & Steel
ISIN: DE0006202005
indexes: Midcap Market Index, MDAX, CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English