Barco Press Release
Date: 10 February 2009 For immediate publication
Name: JP Tanghe Title: Vice President Barco, President Corporate Communication & Investor Relations Tel: +32 56 26 23 22 Email: [email protected]
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Notification of participations as of 9 February 2009
Kortrijk, 10 February 2009. Allianz SE (Königinstrasse 28, 80802 Munich, Germany), in its capacity of parent company or controlling person, has notified Barco of the following participations held in Barco as of 9 February 2009:
Allianz Lebensversicherung AG 320,450 shares, i.e. 2.53 % Allianz Versicherung AG 41,800 shares, i.e. 0.33 % Allianz Belgium S.A. 6,651 shares, i.e. 0.05 % Allianz Global Investors Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH 3,132 shares, i.e. 0.02 % Allianz Private Krankenversicherung AG 4,005 shares, i.e. 0.03 %
i.e. in the aggregate: 376,038 shares, i.e. 2.97 %
About Allianz SE Allianz Lebensversicherung AG is a subsidiary of Allianz Deutschland AG, which itself is a subsidiary of Allianz SE. Allianz Versicherung AG is a subsidiary of Allianz Deutschland AG. Allianz Belgium S.A. is a subsidiary of AGF International, which itself is a subsidiary of AGF Holding. AGF Holding is a subsidiary of Assurances Générales de France, which itself is a subsidiary of Allianz Holding France SAS. Allianz Holding France SAS is a subsidiary of Allianz SE. Allianz Global Investors Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH is a subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors Deutschland GmbH, which itself is a subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors Europe Holding GmbH. Allianz Global Investors Europe Holding GmbH is a subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors AG, which itself is a subsidiary of Allianz SE. Allianz Private Krankenversicherung is a subsidiary of Allianz Deutschland AG.
About Barco Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3600 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of euro 725 million in 2008.
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