Leoni AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 18.08.2009 Release of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. =-------------------------------------------------------------------------- On August 07, 2009 , Bestinver Gesteón, S.A. SGIIC, Madrid, Spanien has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on Leoni AG, Nürnberg, Deutschland, ISIN: DE0005408884, WKN: 540888, have fallen below the 3% limit of the Voting Rights on August 07, 2009 and on that day amount to 2.905% (this corresponds to 862,697 of a total of 29,700,700 Voting Rights). According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG, 0.804% of the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 238.800 of a total fo 27,700,700 Voting Rights) is to be attributed to the company . 18.08.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP =-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Leoni AG Marienstraße 7 90402 Nürnberg Deutschland Internet: www.leoni.com End of News DGAP News-Service =--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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