DGAP-PVR: GRENKELEASING AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution


GRENKELEASING AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

08.06.2009 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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The following notification is made in the name of Threadneedle Asset
Management Holdings SÁRL, with registered seat at 60 St. Mary Axe, London
EC3A 8JQ, United Kingdom.

Ameriprise Financial Inc. is the parent company of Threadneedle Asset
Management Holdings SÁRL.

Please be advised that on 29 May 2009 the share of voting stocks of the
above mentioned company in GRENKELEASING AG, Neuer Markt 2, D-76532
Baden-Baden, GERMANY went above the threshold of 3% of the total voting
stocks of the company.

The percentage of voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings
SÁRL in GRENKELEASING AG at 29 May 2009 amounted to 4.548% (622,333
shares). These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SÁRL pursuant to §22 apa.1 sent. 1
No. 6, sent. 2 and sent. 3 WpHG.

DGAP 08.06.2009 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       GRENKELEASING AG
              Neuer Markt 2
              76532 Baden-Baden
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.grenke.de
 
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