EPCOS AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 12.08.2008 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 11, 2008, Deka Investment GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, has notified us pursuant to article 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of voting rights in EPCOS AG, Munich, Germany, ISIN: DE0005128003, WKN: 512800, fell below the threshold of 3% on August 7, 2008, and amounts to 2.983% (this corresponds to 1,948,400 voting rights) as per this date. 12.08.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP =-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: EPCOS AG St.-Martin-Straße 53 81669 München Deutschland Internet: www.epcos.com End of News DGAP News-Service =--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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