Kapsch TrafficCom AG: Schroder Investment Management Limited with more than 5 percent of voting rights
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Vienna, August 20, 2007. Schroder Investment Management Limited notified the Company that it and its fellow subsidiaries and affiliates that based on a purchase of shares in Kapsch TrafficCom AG they have passed above the threshold of 5% of voting rights in Kapsch TrafficCom AG with effect of 15 August 2007. The holding is 5.12% of voting rights in Kapsch TrafficCom AG. These shares are held in portfolios managed by Schroder Investment Management Limited on a discretionary basis for clients.
Kapsch TrafficCom is a leading international supplier of
innovative road traffic telematics systems, products and
services. The company primarily develops and supplies electronic
toll collection ("ETC") systems, in particular multi-lane free-flow
("MLFF") ETC systems, and provides commercial and technical
operation for ETC systems. In addition, Kapsch TrafficCom
provides traffic management systems, including traffic surveillance
systems, parking and access systems (on-street and off-street) and
traffic control systems. and the Company has established itself to
be among the world market leaders in ETC systems with more than
100 installations in 26 countries in Europe, Australia, Latin
America, the Asian/Pacific region and South Africa with a total of
more than nine million transponders and 11,000 equipped lanes. Kapsch
TrafficCom is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and has
subsidiaries and representative offices in 18 countries. As of
March 31, 2007, Kapsch TrafficCom had 774 employees.This release constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy any securities. The securities have already been sold.
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an offer or invitation to purchase any securities in the United
States. The securities of Kapsch TrafficCom AG have not been
registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered, sold or
delivered within the United States or to U.S. persons absent from
registration under or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the United States securities laws.This release is directed only at persons (i) who are outside the
United Kingdom or (ii) who have professional experience in matters
relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion)
Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (iii) who fall within
Article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies,
unincorporated associations etc.") of the Order (all such persons
together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). Any person who
is not a Relevant Person must not act or rely on this communication
or any of its contents. Any investment or investment activity to
which this communication relates is available only to Relevant
Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons.end of announcement euro adhoc 20.08.2007 18:11:45
Further inquiry note:
Marcus Handl
Investor Relations
Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Wagenseilgasse 1,1120 Wien, Austria
phone: +43 (0) 50 811 1122
mail: ir.kapschtraffic @ kapsch.net
www.kapschtraffic.com
Branche: Technology
ISIN: AT000KAPSCH9
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