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Q-Cells SE 19.06.2012 15:33 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: 1. Listed company: Q-Cells SE Sonnenallee 17-21, OT Thalheim, 06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Deutschland 2. Notifier: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, NY, USA 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 29.05.2012 6. Total amount of voting rights: 5.035 % (equals 8879063 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 176342630 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: 0.299% (equals 528126 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.299% (equals 528126 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 4.731% (equals 8342758 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 4.731% (equals 8342758 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.005% (equals 8179 voting rights) _________________________________ 1. Listed company: Q-Cells SE Sonnenallee 17-21, OT Thalheim, 06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Deutschland 2. Notifier: Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., London, UK 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 29.05.2012 6. Total amount of voting rights: 5.035 % (equals 8879063 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 176342630 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: 0.299% (equals 528126 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.299% (equals 528126 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 4.731% (equals 8342758 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 4.731% (equals 8342758 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.005% (equals 8179 voting rights) _________________________________ 1. Listed company: Q-Cells SE Sonnenallee 17-21, OT Thalheim, 06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Deutschland 2. Notifier: Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), London, UK 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 29.05.2012 6. Total amount of voting rights: 5.035 % (equals 8879063 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 176342630 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: 0.299% (equals 528126 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.299% (equals 528126 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 4.731% (equals 8342758 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 4.731% (equals 8342758 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.005% (equals 8179 voting rights) _________________________________ 1. Listed company: Q-Cells SE Sonnenallee 17-21, OT Thalheim, 06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Deutschland 2. Notifier: Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), London, UK 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 29.05.2012 6. Total amount of voting rights: 5.035 % (equals 8879063 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 176342630 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: 0.299% (equals 528126 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.299% (equals 528126 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 4.731% (equals 8342758 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 4.731% (equals 8342758 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.005% (equals 8179 voting rights) _________________________________ 1. Listed company: Q-Cells SE Sonnenallee 17-21, OT Thalheim, 06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Deutschland 2. Notifier: Goldman Sachs International, London, UK 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 29.05.2012 6. Total amount of voting rights: 5.035 % (equals 8879063 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 176342630 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: 0.299% (equals 528126 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.0% (equals 0 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 4.731% (equals 8342758 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.0% (equals 0 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.005% (equals 8179 voting rights) _________________________________ 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: Goldman Sachs International is controlled by Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), which is controlled by Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), which is controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., which is controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Call Option (Cash) 0.00000005% Maturity: Expiration date: 30.12.2013 CFD (Cash) 0.2995% Maturity: Expiration date: 02.08.2021 SWAP (Cash) 0.00000001% Maturity: Expiration date: 08.11.2012 19.06.2012 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: Q-Cells SE Sonnenallee 17-21, OT Thalheim 06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen Germany Internet: www.q-cells.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service |