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QSC AG 12.06.2013 13:58 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dissemination of an announcement pursuant to Article 27a Section 1 WpHG (significant shareholding) Gerd Eickers Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne, Germany, informed us on June 10, 2013 pursuant to Article 21 Section 1 Sentence 1 in connection with Article 22 Section 2 WpHG that on June 10, 2013 Gerd Eickers Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG's voting rights in QSC AG, Cologne, Germany, exceeded the thresholds of 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% and on this day amounted to 25.09% (31,045,856 voting rights). 25.09% of these voting rights (31,045,856 voting rights) are to be attributed to Gerd Eickers Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG pursuant to Article 22 Section 2 Sentence 1 WpHG. Voting rights of the following shareholders holding more than 3% voting rights in QSC AG are attributed to Gerd Eickers Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG: Gerd Eickers, Germany, Dr. Bernd Schlobohm, Germany. In addition, against this background Gerd Eickers Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG has informed us pursuant to Article 27a Section 1 WpHG of the following: The exceeding of the voting rights thresholds in QSC AG is not due to an acquisition of further shares but to an attribution of voting rights from shares in QSC AG pursuant to Article 22 Section 2 WpHG following the accession to a voting and pooling agreement concluded on March 4, 2013. It is intended that Mr. Gerd Eickers transfers the 15,552,484 shares currently held by him in QSC AG to Gerd Eickers Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG. The transfer occurs owing to inheritance tax reasons. A consideration is not intended. I. Goals of the Acquisition (Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 3 WpHG) 1. The exceeding of the thresholds of voting rights from shares in QSC AG mentioned in the voting rights announcement of June 10, 2013 is not aimed at the implementation of strategic goals or the realization of trading profits, but is exclusively due to an attribution following the accession to a voting and pooling agreement in order to make use of certain inheritance and gift tax advantages. 2. It is not intended to obtain further voting rights through an acquisition or otherwise to a significant extent within the next twelve months. 3. Apart from exercising voting rights in the shareholders' meeting of QSC AG with respect to upcoming elections of supervisory board members it is presently not intended to exert an influence on the composition of the administrative, management and supervisory bodies of the company. 4. A significant change of the capital structure of QSC AG, particularly in respect of the equity-debt ratio or the dividend policy is not intended. II. Origin of funds used (Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 4 WpHG) The exceeding of the thresholds of voting rights from shares in QSC AG mentioned in the voting rights announcement of June 10, 2013 was exclusively due to an attribution of voting rights pursuant to Article 22 Section 2 WpHG without the use of own or borrowed funds. Cologne, June 2013 QSC AG The Management Board 12.06.2013 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: QSC AG Mathias-Brüggen-Straße 55 50829 Köln Germany Internet: www.qsc.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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