16 October 2009

Constantin Film AG: Squeeze-out registered

The resolution passed by the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on April 21, 2009 about transferring the shares held by the minority shareholders of Constantin Film AG to Highlight Communications AG, which has its registered office in Pratteln/Switzerland, in return for a cash payment in accordance with §§ 327a ff. of the German Companies Act (AktG) was entered in the Constantin Film AG commercial register on October 07, 2009.

In accordance with § 327e Paragraph 3 Sentence 1 of the AktG, all the shares held by the minority shareholders were transferred to Highlight Communications AG by law when the resolution approving the transfer was entered in the commercial register. Constantin Film AG shares will be delisted soon.

Constantin Film AG
The Mangement Board

Hypo Real Estate Holding AG: Transfer of minority shareholders´ shares comes into effect

Regional Court enters transfer resolution into Commercial Register

Munich, October 13, 2009 - Hypo Real Estate Holding AG: The Regional Court in Munich on October 13, 2009 entered the transfer resolution for the squeeze-out of minority shareholders of Hypo Real Estate AG into the Commercial Register. With this, the transfer of the shares to the Financial Markets Stabilization Fund (SoFFin) takes effect and SoFFin now owns 100 percent of Hypo Real Estate Holding AG. The resolution on the squeeze-out of minority shareholders was passed by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Hypo Real Estate Holding AG on Monday, Ocotber 5, 2009.

As a result of the transfer of the shares, the minority shareholders have a claim to a cash settlement payment from SoFFin. This payment has been set at EUR 1.30 per no-par value share by SoFFin. Details regarding the processing and payment of the cash settlement will be announced by SoFFin shortly.

In principle, Hypo Real Estate Holding AG shares can be traded until Deutsche Börse revokes the admission; Deutsche Börse will decide on a sus-pension of trading until the admission is revoked. The share certificates now certify the right to obtain the cash settlement payment of EUR 1.30.

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Several (now former) minority shareholders have instructed ARENDTS ANWÄLTE with their legal representation.

LHS Aktiengesellschaft: Squeeze-out cash compensation determined by principal shareholder at EUR 33,89 per share

Frankfurt/Main, October 16, 2009 - E/LHS Acquisition GmbH, Düsseldorf, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson, Stockholm (Sweden), and principal shareholder of LHS Aktiengesellschaft has today informed the Board of Managing Directors of LHS Aktiengesellschaft that it has determined the cash compensation to be paid for the transfer of the shares held by the minority shareholders of LHS Aktiengesellschaft to E/LHS Acquisition GmbH according to §§ 327a et seq. German Stock Corporation Act ("squeeze-out") at EUR 33,89 per no-par value bearer share.

The squeeze-out shall be resolved upon in an extraordinary shareholders´ meeting of LHS Aktiengesellschaft which will presumably be held on December 21, 2009.

LHS Aktiengesellschaft
The Management Board

ISIN: DE000LHS4000
WKN: LHS400
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart

01 October 2009

BERU AG: Squeeze-out registered in the commercial register

Today, the commercial register of the Local Court (Amtsgericht) of Stuttgart has registered the resolution of the General Meeting of BERU AG of 20 May 2009 on the transfer of the shares of the other shareholders of BERU AG (Minority Shareholders) to BorgWarner Germany GmbH, Ketsch (Principal Shareholder) in return for adequate cash compensation in the amount of EUR 73.39 per share.

Upon registration of the resolution on the transfer of shares in the commercial register, all shares of the Minority Shareholders of BERU AG have been transferred to BorgWarner Germany GmbH by operation of law.

The listing of the shares of BERU AG will be terminated shortly.

Ludwigsburg, September 30, 2009

The Executive Board


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Several (now former) minority shareholders have instructed ARENDTS ANWÄLTE with their legal representation.

29 September 2009

Warning against James B. Clarke & Co. Ltd.

(Vienna, August 26, 2009)

Pursuant to section 92 para 11 of the Wertpapieraufsichtsgesetz 2007 (WAG; Securities Supervision Act), Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA) has the right to inform the general public, in individual cases by way of announcement on the Internet, in the official gazette “Amtsblatt zur Wiener Zeitung” or any other official paper with nationwide circulation, that a particular company is not entitled to provide certain financial services (section 3 para 2 nos. 1 to 4 WAG 2007).

By publication in the official gazette “Amtsblatt zur Wiener Zeitung” of 26 August 2009, the FMA is exercising this right and warns against financial service transactions requiring a licence with the following provider:

James B. Clarke & Co Ltd.
Manuel Ma. Icaza St. and 51. St.
P.H. Magna Corp. Building
Floor 7, Office #722
Panama City
Panama
Tel.: +800-8655-1111
+34 91 1877642
www.jbc.site90.com
jbc-madrid@jbc-co.com
services@jbc-co.com

This provider does not possess a licence issued by the FMA to provide investment services in Austria. Therefore, it is neither allowed to provide investment advice regarding financial instruments, nor portfolio management, i.e. managing portfolios for individual customers who authorise a room for manoeuvre, provided that the customer portfolio contains one or several financial instruments. Furthermore, the provider is also not entitled to accept or transmit transactions, provided that such activity involves one or several financial instruments.

08 September 2009

Bosch Solar Energy AG (formerly ersol Solar Energy AG): Squeeze-out registered in the commercial register

The commercial register of the Local Court (Amtsgericht) of Jena has registered the resolution of the General Meeting of Bosch Solar Energy AG (formerly ersol Solar Energy AG) of 23 July 2009 on the transfer of the shares of the other shareholders of Bosch Solar Energy AG (Minority Shareholders) to Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart (Principal Shareholder) in return for adequate cash compensation in the amount of EUR 102.77 per share.

Upon registration of the resolution on the transfer of shares in the commercial register, all shares of the Minority Shareholders of Bosch Solar Energy AG have been transferred to Robert Bosch GmbH by operation of law.

The listing of the shares of Bosch Solar Energy AG will be terminated shortly.

Erfurt, 7 September 2009

The Management Board


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Several (now former) minority shareholders have instructed ARENDTS ANWÄLTE with their legal representation.

24 August 2009

D+S europe AG: Squeeze out cash compensation determined at EUR 9.87 per share

Hamburg, June 25, 2009. Pyramus S.à r.l., a company based in Luxembourg and controlled by funds advised by Apax Partners Worldwide LLP, today specified its transfer request of April 14, 2009 and informed the management board of D+S europe AG (ISIN: DE0005336804) that it has determined the cash compensation to be paid for the transfer of the shares held by minority shareholders of D+S europe AG to Pyramus S.à r.l. as the majority shareholder according to sections 327a et seqq. of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) (squeeze out) at EUR 9.87 per share.

The squeeze out requires the approval of the shareholders´ meeting. The resolution on the approval has been scheduled to take place at the annual shareholders´ meeting in Hamburg on August 27, 2009.

Further inquiry note:

Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)40 4114-3338
E-Mail: investor-relations@dseurope.ag

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Several minority shareholders have instructed ARENDTS ANWÄLTE with their legal representation.

LHS Aktiengesellschaft: Intended squeeze-out at the instigation of E/LHS Acquisition GmbH

Frankfurt/Main, July 3rd, 2009 - E/LHS Acquisition GmbH, Düsseldorf, an indirect subsidiary of Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson, Stockholm (Sweden), has today issued the Board of Managing Directors of LHS Aktiengesellschaft with the formal demand, pursuant to section 327a of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz), stating that the company´s shareholders´ meeting shall resolve upon the transfer of the shares of all minority shareholders to the main shareholder, E/LHS Acquisition GmbH, in exchange for an appropriate level of cash compensation (so-called "squeeze-out"). E/LHS Acquisition GmbH holds [direct and indirect] shares totaling over 95.0 per cent. of the share capital of LHS Aktiengesellschaft. The transfer is subject to approval by the shareholders´ meeting of LHS Aktiengesellschaft. The according resolution is scheduled to be made at an extraordinary shareholders´ meeting which is expected to take place still within the year 2009.

LHS Aktiengesellschaft
The Management Board

Contact: LHS Aktiengesellschaft
Arnaud Lassalle Tel.: +49 69 2383 5000 Fax: +49 69 2383 5710
E-Mail: ir@lhsgroup.com

Jerini AG: Squeeze-Out Cash Compensation Specified in the Amount of EUR 7.53

Berlin, April 24, 2009 - The Management Board of Jerini AG has today been informed by Shire Deutschland Investments GmbH, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Shire plc (formerly Shire Limited), with registered offices in Cologne, Germany (formerly in Frankfurt am Main, Germany), that it will offer a cash compensation of EUR 7.53
for each no par value share of Jerini AG in connection with the transfer of shares of the minority shareholders of Jerini AG to Shire Deutschland Investments GmbH (majority shareholder) pursuant to §§ 327a et seq. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) (so called squeeze-out).

The squeeze-out requires a resolution of the shareholders´ meeting of Jerini AG. It is intended to resolve upon the squeeze-out in the annual general meeting of Jerini AG on June 16, 2009.

Jerini AG
The Management Board

ISIN: DE0006787476
WKN: 678 747
Regulated Market / Prime Standard; Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Germany
Registered Office: Berlin, Germany

WaveLight AG: Squeeze-out cash compensation determined at EUR 20.02 per share

Erlangen, July 9, 2009. WaveLight AG, listed on the Prime Standard of the Deutsche Börse AG (ISIN: DE0005125603) announces that relative to the formal transfer request pursuant to Sec. 327 a para. 1 sentence 1 AktG of May 8, 2009 Alcon, Inc. (NYSE: ACL) has informed the Executive Board of WaveLight AG today that it has determined the cash compensation to be paid for the transfer of the shares held by the minority shareholders of WaveLight AG to the principal shareholder Alcon, Inc. at EUR 20.02 per non-par value bearer share.

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Several minority shareholders have instructed ARENDTS ANWÄLTE with their legal representation.

SCHWARZ PHARMA AG: Squeeze-out registered in the commercial register

The commercial register of the Local Court (Amtsgericht) of Düsseldorf has registered the resolution of the General Meeting of SCHWARZ PHARMA AG of July 8, 2009 on the transfer of the shares of the other shareholders of SCHWARZ PHARMA AG (Minority Shareholders) to UCB SP GmbH, Monheim (Principal Shareholder) in return for adequate cash compensation in the amount of EUR 111.44 per share.

Upon registration of the resolution on the transfer of shares in the commercial register, all shares of the Minority Shareholders of SCHWARZ PHARMA AG have been transferred to UCB SP GmbH by operation of law.

The listing of the shares of SCHWARZ PHARMA AG will be terminated shortly.

Monheim, August 21, 2009

The Executive Board


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Several (now former) minority shareholders have instructed ARENDTS ANWÄLTE with their legal representation.