August 2008

Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, London, 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., Minneapolis, USA.

Please be advised that on 08 August 2008 the share of voting stocks of the above mentioned companies in TAKKT AG, Presselstrasse 12, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany, went below 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 08 August 2008 amounted to 2.999% (2,186,526 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."

Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, London, 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 Holdings Limited, with registered seat at London, United Kingdom.

Please be advised that on 31 July 2008 the share of voting stocks of the above mentioned company in TAKKT AG, Presselstrasse 12, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany, went below the threshold of 3% of the total voting stocks of the company.

The percentage of voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited in TAKKT AG at 31 July 2008 amounted to 2.988% (2,178,467 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."