Baden-Württembergische Versorgungsanstalt für Ärzte, Zahnärzte und Tierärzte continues to be shareholder of R. STAHL

Waldenburg, 18 January 2016. R. STAHL AG has today published a notification of existing voting rights, pursuant to section 41, para. 4f of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) of the Versorgungsanstalt für Ärzte, Zahnärzte und Tierärzte which shows a voting share in R. STAHL AG of zero. This notification of existing voting rights is of a technical nature. The Versorgungsanstalt has informed R. STAHL AG that its shareholding has not changed.

Reason for the notification of voting rights is an amendment to the German Securities Trading Act which became effective at the end of November 2015 as a result of European law stipulations. In contrast to the previous legal situation, investors of legally independent open special funds no longer fall under the voting rights notification obligation according to sections 21 et sqq. of the German Securities Trading Act. Investors of open special funds who have to date been subject to notification obligations, are obliged to submit a notification of existing voting shares according to section 41, para. 4f of the German Securities Trading Act stating a voting share reduced to zero.

The Versorgungsanstalt has been subject to notification obligations until the aforementioned amendment to the German Securities Trading Act came into force, and has most recently notified a share of voting rights in R. STAHL AG of 5%. As the investor holds its shares via legally independent open special funds it now has to state a voting share reduced to zero in the form of a notification of existing voting rights, although it is according to its own statements economically speaking still holder of the respective shares.

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R. STAHL is one of the world's leading suppliers of electrical and electronic products and systems for explosion protection. These products and systems prevent explosions in risk areas, and contribute to the safety of people, machines and the environment. The portfolio ranges from products used in switching/ distributing, installing, operating/monitoring, lighting and signalling/alarming, up to automation. Typical customers operate in the oil & gas industry, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and the food industry. In 2014, 1,942 employees generated worldwide sales of EUR 308.5 million. R. STAHL AG shares are traded on the Regulated Market/Prime Standard of Deutsche Boerse (ISIN DE000A1PHBB5).

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Nathalie Kamm (Investor Relations)
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