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Subject: [Leica] Leica Newsletter 02/17/06: SOCRATES Privatstiftung takes over majority
From: Thinkofcole at aol.com (Thinkofcole@aol.com)
Date: Fri Feb 17 12:21:18 2006

 







Leica Camera AG reported today [jan. 17] that its second-largest  investor 
now holds slightly more than 50 percent of the company --a sign that a  
major 
insider has confidence that Leica will prosper...Here is Leica's   
announcement: 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 2/17/2006 9:11:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
leica-newsletter@leica-camera.com writes:

Dear  Leica friends,

SOCRATES Privatstiftung, Vienna, Austria, today informed  Leica Camera AG 
that on February 10, 2006 its share of voting rights of Leica  Camera AG has 
exceeded the 50 % threshold. The share of voting rights held by  SOCRATES 
Privatstiftung now amounts to approximately 50.04 %, approximately  50.04 % 
of which 
are attributable to SOCRATES Privatstiftung according to  section 22 (1) 
sentence 1 no. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act  
(Wertpapierhandelsgesetz). 
SOCRATES Privatstiftung holds 100 % of the interest  in ACM 
Projektentwicklung 
GmbH, Salzburg, Austria, which company in turn holds  approximately 50.04 % 
of 
Leica Camera AG.

Concurrently, ACM  Projektentwicklung GmbH, Salzburg, Austria, today 
informed 
Leica Camera AG  that on February 10, 2006 its share of voting rights has 
exceeded the 50 %  threshold. The share of voting rights held by ACM 
Projektentwicklung GmbH now  amounts to approximately 50.04 %.


With best regards,
Leica  Camera AG
Corporate  Communications
http://www.leica-camera.com/

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