EANS-PVR: Villeroy & Boch AG / Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution

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Announcement according to Article 25a, Section 1 of the WpHG (financial/other instruments)

Person/company obliged to make the notification: =---------------------------------- Name: Villeroy and Boch Saarufer GmbH Place: Mettlach State: Deutschland

Release according to sec. 26 para. 1 WpHG Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 WpHG

We received the following notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a para. 1 WpHG on 22 February 2013:

1. Listed Company: Villeroy & Boch AG Saaruferstraße 1-3 66693 Mettlach

2. Notifier: Villeroy and Boch Saarufer GmbH Country: Deutschland Domicile: Mettlach

3. Triggering Event: exceeding threshold

4. Thresholds crossed: 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50%, 75%

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed: 20 February 2013

6. Total amount of voting rights: 98.73% (equals 13866852 voting rights) (theoretically)

7. if applicable: Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: 98.73% (equals 13866852 voting rights) (theoretically) thereof held indirectly: 0% (equals 0 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0% (equals 0 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0% (equals 0 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0% (equals 0 voting rights)

8. if applicable: Detailed information on financial/other instruments purs. to sec. 25a WpHG:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Pre-emption right Maturity: - Expiration Date: -

Villeroy & Boch AG, Mettlach

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