Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkmärkte Holding AG, Kirkel

Notification in accordance with the German Securities Trading Act (WphG)
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Newton Investment Management Limited, London (Great Britain) notified us via its letter dated May 5,
2006 as per § 21 section 1 and § 22 section 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that its
share of the voting rights in Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte Holding AG exceeded the threshold
of 5 % on March 31, 2006, rising to 5.07 % of available share capital. The share of 5.07 % of voting
rights is allocable to it pursuant to § 22 section 1 subsection 1 no. 6 of the German Securities Trading
Act (WpHG).
Mellon Financial Corporation (One Mellon Center, 500 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15258/USA) sent us the following notification on July 17, 2006:
“Mellon Financial Corporation, Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania/USA) is the parent company of MBC Investments
Corp. (4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 218, Greenville, Delaware 19807/USA), which, for its part, is
the parent company of Neptune LLC (One Mellon Center, 500 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15258/USA). The latter, for its part, is the parent company of Mellon International Limited (Mellon Financial
Centre, 160 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4LA/Great Britain), which, for its part, is the
parent company of Newton Management Limited (Mellon Financial Centre, 160 Queen Victoria Street,
London EC4V 4LA/Great Britain). The latter is the parent company of Newton Investment Management
Ltd., London (Great Britain).
We, Mellon Financial Corporation, Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania/USA), MBC Investments Corp., Greenville
(Delaware/USA), Mellon International Limited, London (Great Britain), Neptune LLC, Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania/USA)
and Newton Management Limited, London (Great Britain), hereby notify you in accordance
with § 21 section 1 subsection 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpGH) that our share
of the voting rights in Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte Holding AG, Kirkel exceeded the threshold
of 5 % on March 31, 2006, rising to a level of 5.07 % as of this date. The voting rights are a direct
entitlement of the clients of Newton Investment Management Ltd., London (Great Britain) and are allocable
to us pursuant to § 22 section 1 subsection 1 no. 6 in conjunction with § 22 section 1 subsection
2 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG).”
On January 31, 2008, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, has
informed us according to sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its voting rights on Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte
Holding AG, Kirkel, Germany, ISIN: DE000A0F6MD5, WKN: A0F6MD, had exceeded the 3
% and 5 % limit of the voting rights on July 1, 2007, and on that day amounted to 7.46 % (this corresponds
to 4,326,281 voting rights). These voting rights in Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte Holding
AG were attributable to The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1
sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 2 WpHG.
On January 31, 2008, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, has
informed us in the name and on behalf of Newton Investment Management Ltd., London, United Kingdom,
according to sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that the voting rights of Newton Investment Management