DGAP-Stimmrechtsanteile: Hornbach Holding AG (vormals Hornbach AG)

DGAP-PVR: Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA: Disclosure pursuant to Section 27a para. 1 WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

04.01.2016 17:23

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On December 8, 2015, Stephen A. Schwarzman, c/o The Blackstone Group, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154, USA, notified HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany, pursuant to Section 21, 22 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that its respective voting rights in HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA exceeded the treshold of 10% on December 1, 2015 and amounted to 13.16% (this corresponds to 2,105,155 voting rights) in HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA as per this date.

The notification resulted from an attribution of voting rights to Stephen A. Schwarzman, as well as to his subsidiaries Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., The Blackstone Group L.P., Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., Blackstone Holdings III L.P., BMA VI L.L.C., Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C., Blackstone Capital Partners VI L.P., BCP CC Holdings GP L.L.C. and BCP CC Holdings L.P., upon the acquisition of indirect control over First Eagle Investment Management, LLC (which is entrusted with the administration of the relevant shares) by way of merger.

Stephen A. Schwarzman informed us on December 31, 2015 pursuant to Section 27a para. 1 WpHG thereby making reference to the exceedance of the threshold of 10% or a higher threshold from December 01, 2015, acting for himself and on behalf of each of his subsidiaries as follows:

'I. Aims Underlying the Acquisition of the Voting Rights (Section 27a para. 1 sentence 3 WpHG)

1. The relevant shares constitute a financial investment by which the notifying parties' subsidiary First Eagle Investment Management, LLC intends to generate a profit for and on behalf of its customers.

2. First Eagle Investment Management, LLC is constantly monitoring market developments and evaluating market opportunities, including in respect of shares in the issuer, on behalf of its customers. While as of the date hereof, no decision has been made, the notifying parties cannot exclude that First Eagle Investment Management, LLC for and on behalf of its customers, may acquire additional shares in the issuer in the next 12 months by way of purchasing shares or in any other way.

3. The notifying parties currently do not intend to exert an influence on the appointment or removal of members of the issuer's administrative, managing or supervisory bodies, other than by permitting First Eagle Investment Management, LLC to exercise its voting rights in the ordinary course of elections of members to the supervisory board.

4. The notifying parties currently do not pursue a material change in the issuer's capital structure, including as regards the ratio between equity and debt financing and the dividend policy.

II. Origin of the Funds Used (Section 27a para. 1 sentence 4 WpHG) Since the acquisition of voting rights resulted from the acquisition of indirect control over First Eagle Investment Management, LLC by way of merger, no new funds were used to acquire the voting rights.'

Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, January 4, 2016 HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA represented by HORNBACH Management AG Board of Management



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