April 2008

Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, Swindon, United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21 Section 1 of the German Securities Trading Act about the following:

"The following notification is made in the name of Threadneedle Asset Management Limited and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, both with registered seat at London, United Kingdom.

Please be advised that on 25 April 2008 the share of voting stocks of the above mentioned companies in TAKKT AG, Presselstrasse 12, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany, went above the threshold of 3% of the total voting stocks of the company.

The percentage of voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Limited in TAKKT AG at 25 April 2008 amounted to 3.015% (2,197,891 shares). These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Threadneedle Asset Management Limited pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG.

The percentage of voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited in TAKKT AG at 25 April 2008 amounted to 3.015% (2,197,891 shares). These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6, sent. 2 and sent. 3 WpHG."

On 18 April 2008, Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, Swindon, United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21 Section 1 of the German Securities Trading Act about the following:

"The following notification is made in the name of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 200 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474, USA.

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is the parent company of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is the parent company of Threadneedle Asset Management Limited.

Please be advised that on 16 April 2008 the share of voting stocks of the above mentioned company in TAKKT AG, Presselstrasse 12, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany, went above the threshold of 3% of the total voting stocks of the company.

The percentage of voting rights of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. in TAKKT AG at 16 April 2008 amounted to 3.045% (2,219,518 shares). These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6, sent.2 and sent.3 WpHG."

On 7 April 2008, Financière de l'Echiquier, 53 avenue d'Iéna, 75116 Paris, France, has notified us according to Article 21 Section 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that on 7 April 2008 its voting interest in TAKKT AG, Stuttgart, Germany, ISIN: DE0007446007, WKN: 744600, crossed below the threshold of 3% and amounted to 2.9647% i.e. 2,161,287 voting rights of TAKKT AG. Financière de l'Echiquier held these voting rights through its funds and its asset management agreements.