September 2007

On 18 September 2007, 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 names of Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, both with registered seat at London, United Kingdom and in the name of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Minneapolis, 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 30 August 2007 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 the total voting stocks of the company.

The percentage of voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Limited in TAKKT AG at 30 August 2007 amounted to 3.032% (2,210,636 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 30 August 2007 amounted to 3.032% (2,210,636 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.

The percentage of voting rights of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. in TAKKT AG at 30 August 2007 amounted to 3.087% (2,250,636 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.”