komax Holding
 

Professionals in Advanced Automation

Significant Shareholder

Shareholder / shareholder group
Number of shares
as at 31 Dec 09
% as at
31 Dec 09
% as at31 Dec 08
Max Koch, Meggen, Switzerland 231,401 6.83 6.89
Nordea Investment Funds S.A., Luxembourg 181,406 5.36 5.36
Sarasin Investmentfonds AG, Basel, Switzerland 102,986 3.04 4.36
Leo Steiner, Steinhausen, Switzerland 106,650* 3.92* 4.16
* Plus stock options from the employee share incentive scheme (0,78%):
10,000 call options, CHF 97.75, duration 1 January 2006–31 December 2010, 0.30%
9,282 call options, CHF 141.94, duration 1 January 2007–31 December 2011, 0.28%
5,000 call options, CHF 145.06, duration 1 January 2008–31 December 2012, 0.14%
2,000 call options, CHF 42.78, duration 1 January 2009–31 December 2013, 0.06%
All call options are subject to a three-year lock-in period and a two-year exercise period, exchange ratio 1:1, effective fulfilment.
Pursuant to the disclosure requirements of Art. 20 SESTA, information on the following changes was published in the year under review (all disclosure notices can be viewed by going online at www.six-exchange-regulation.com):
– 11 February 2009: Bank of America Corp., Charlotte, North Carolina 28255, USA, reduced its shareholding to less than 3%. Identity of the individual group members: BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited (indirectly held by Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Merrill Lynch Group, Inc., The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., PNC Bancorp, Inc., BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc., BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., directly held by BlackRock Group Limited) and Merrill Lynch International (indirectly held by Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Merrill Lynch International, Inc., Merrill Lynch Group Inc., Merrill Lynch Europe Limited, Merrill Lynch Intermediate Holdings, MLEIH Funding, Merrill Lynch Holdings Ltd, ML UK Capital Holdings, Smith Bros UK - Smith Bros Limited, Merrill Lynch Group Holdings I LCC, Merrill Lynch Group Holdings II LCC, Merrill Lynch Liquidity Portfolio LP, ML EMEA Holdings II LLC, ML EMEA Holdings LLC, directly held by Merrill Lynch UK Holdings, SNC Securities Limited).
Situation triggering the disclosure obligation: reduction in shareholding.
There are no other items requiring disclosure under Sections 663b and 663c of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO). There are no cross-shareholdings.
 

For more information please contact:

Komax Holding AG
Dominik Slappnig
Industriestrasse 6
CH - 6036 Dierikon
Tel. +41 (0)41 455 06 16
Fax +41 (0)41 450 10 24
mailto: Dominik Slappnig
Internet: http://www.komaxgroup.com