Pursuant to sections 33 et seqq. of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz – WpHG), any person whose shareholding in an issuer reaches, exceeds or falls below 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50% or 75% of the voting rights by purchase, sale or by any other means shall, without undue delay, and at the latest within four trading days, notify the Issuer and, simultaneously, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) accordingly. Pursuant to section 40 paragraph 1 WpHG, the Issuer is obliged to publish notifications so received without undue delay, and at the latest within three trading days after receipt of the notification.