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Other disclosures

In line with section 160 (1) no. 8 AktG, we give notice that the following investments and changes to voting rights have been registered to our Company in conformity with the duty of disclosure in accordance with section 21 of the Wertpapierhandelsgesetz (WpHG – Securities Trading Act):

Shareholder	Shareholding report as at	Event (share threshold in %)	New voting rights share in %	of which own holdings in %	of which indirectly attributable in %
Benjamin Otto, Hamburg	02.04,2002	Exceeds threshold (5)	7.74	0.00	7.74
„Bravo-Alpha" investmentss G.m.b.H., Hamburg	02.04,2002	Exceeds threshold (5)	7.74	3.71	4.03
Alexander Otto, Hamburg	25.11,2005	Exceeds threshold (5, 10)	12.27	0.91	11.36
Gemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung, Frankfurt	15.08,2011	Exceeds threshold (3)	3.02	3.02	0.00
Dexia S.A., Brüssel, Belgien	20.10,2011	Exceeds threshold (3)	0.48	0.00	0.48
BlackRock Inc., New York, U.S.A.	20.12,2011	Exceeds threshold (3)	3.06	0.00	3.06
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.	20.12,2011	Exceeds threshold (3)	3.05	0.00	3.05
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, U.S.A.	20.12,2011	Exceeds threshold (3)	3.05	0.00	3.05
BlackRock Inc., New York, U.S.A.	23.01,2012	Exceeds threshold (3)	2.97	0.00	2.97
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.	23.01,2012	Exceeds threshold (3)	2.97	0.00	2.97
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, U.S.A.	23.01,2012	Exceeds threshold (3)	2.97	0.00	2.97

The total fees for the consolidated financial statements for financial year 2011 came to € 321 thousand (previous year: € 328 thousand). An additional € 7 thousand (previous year: € 0) was spent on other advisory services. The Group auditor performed no other services.

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