| In compliance with the Swiss federal law on stock exchanges and stock brokerage (Bundesgesetz über die Börsen und den Effektenhandel), Everest Beteiligungs GmbH notified Sulzer on August 22, 2007, that an agreement about its composition was signed on August 15, 2007. According to Everest, the closing of the agreement will presumably take place on August 27, 2007.
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The beneficial owner of Everest Beteiligungs GmbH, Franz-Josefs-Kai 47, 1010 Vienna, Austria, is Victor F. Vekselberg, 19 Bakrushina Street, Bld. 2, Apt. 15, 113054 Moscow, Russia, and Susenbergstrasse 94, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland.
Everest reported the following holding as at August 22, 2007:
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Amount
shares/rights |
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Amount
voting rights |
Percentage
voting rights |
| Shares |
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Voting rights |
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637 038 |
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637 038 |
17.5% |
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| Derivatives with actual delivery1 |
|
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Voting rights conferred |
| Call options |
506 252 |
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506 252 |
13.9% |
Cumulative |
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|
31.4% |
1 Conversion, share acquisition, and share sales rights, which provide for or allow actual delivery
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