Ad-hoc-News

Release according to Article 26 para. 1 German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz)

 

I.

Noonday Capital Partners, L.L.C., Wilmington, United States of America gave us notice pursuant to Section 21 para 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that their voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG as at 4 June 2008 fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights. The aforementioned person had at that date 332,104 voting rights of the total of 13,000,000 voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technologie AG; this equals a share of 2.555% of all voting rights.

 

2.513% of the voting rights (326,696 voting rights) are attributed to them pursuant to Sec. 22 para 2 WpHG.

 

II.

Farallon Capital Offshore Investors II, L.P., George Town, British West Indies gave us notice pursuant to Section 21 Para 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that their voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG as at 4 June 2008 fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights. The aforementioned person held at that date 332,104 voting rights of the total of 13,000,000 voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG; this equals a share of 2.555% of all voting rights.

 

2.019% of the voting rights (262,418 voting rights) are attributed to them pursuant to Sec. 22 para 2 WpHG.

 

III.

Tinicum Partners, L.P., Albany, United States of America gave us notice pursuant to Section 21 Para 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that their voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG as at 13 May 2008 fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights. The aforementioned person held at that date 0 voting rights of the total of 13,000,000 voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG; this equals a share of 0% of all voting rights.

 

IV.

Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P., Wilmington, United States of America gave us notice pursuant to Section 21 Para 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that their voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG as at 4 June 2008 fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights. The aforementioned person held at that date 332,104 voting rights of the total of 13,000,000 voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG; this equals a share of 2.555% of all voting rights.

 

2.538% of the voting rights (329,957 voting rights) are attributed to them pursuant to Sec. 22 para 2 WpHG.

 

V.

Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P., Sacramento, United States of America gave us notice pursuant to Section 21 Para 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that their voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG as at 4 June 2008 fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights. The aforementioned person held at that date 332,104 voting rights of the total of 13,000,000 voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG; this equals a share of 2.555% of all voting rights.

 

2.526% of the voting rights (328,432 voting rights) are attributed to them pursuant to Sec. 22 para 2 WpHG.

 

VI.

Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P., Sacramento, United States of America gave us notice pursuant to Section 21 Para 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that their voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG as at 4 June 2008 fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights. The aforementioned person held at that date 332,104 voting rights of the total of 13,000,000 voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG; this equals a share of 2.555% of all voting rights.

 

2.271% of the voting rights (295,199 voting rights) are attributed to them pursuant to Sec. 22 para 2 WpHG.

 

VII.

Farallon Capital Partners, L.P., Sacramento, United States of America gave us notice pursuant to Section 21 Para 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that their voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG as at 4 June 2008 fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights. The aforementioned person held at that date 332,104 voting rights of the total of 13,000,000 voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG; this equals a share of 2.555% of all voting rights.

 

2.218% of the voting rights (288,332 voting rights) are attributed to them pursuant to Sec. 22 para 2 WpHG.

 

VIII.

Noonday Offshore Inc., George Town, British West Indies gave us notice pursuant to Section 21 Para 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that their voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG as at 4 June 2008 fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights. The aforementioned person held at that date 332,104 voting rights of the total of 13,000,000 voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG; this equals a share of 2.555% of all voting rights.

 

2.364% of the voting rights (307,371 voting rights) are attributed to them pursuant to Sec. 22 para 2 WpHG.

 

IX.

Farallon Capital Offshore Investors, Inc., Tortola, British Virgin Islands gave us notice pursuant to Section 21 Para 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that their voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG as at 4 June 2008 fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights. The aforementioned person held at that date 332,104 voting rights of the total of 13,000,000 voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG; this equals a share of 2.555% of all voting rights.

 

1.433 % of the voting rights (186,323 voting rights) are attributed to them pursuant to Sec. 22 para 2 WpHG.

 

X.

The following persons gave us notice pursuant to Section 21 Para 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that their voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG as at 4 June 2008 fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights:

 

1. Thomas F. Steyer, United States of America;

2. Noonday Capital L.L.C., Wilmington, United States of America;

3. Noonday Asset Management L.P. Wilmington, United States of America;

4. Noonday Asset Management Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Singapore;

5. Noonday Global Management, Ltd., George Town, British West Indies;

6. Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C., Wilmington, United States of America;         and

7. Farallon Partners, L.L.C., Wilmington, United States of America (the "Reporting Persons" under (1) to (7)).

 

On 4 June 2008, the Reporting Persons under (1) to (7) held 332,104 voting rights of the total of 13,000,000 voting rights in ZhongDe Waste Technology AG; this equals a share of 2.555% of all voting rights.

 

2.555% of these voting rights (332,104 voting rights) are attributed to the Reporting Person under 1 pursuant to Sec. 22 para 2 WpHG; thereof 1.243% (161,590 voting rights) are also attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG and 1.312% (170,514 voting rights) also pursuant to Sec. 22 para 1 sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG in connection with Sec. 22 para 1 Sentence 2 WpHG.

 

2.555% of the voting rights (332,104 voting rights) are attributed to the Reporting Person under 2 pursuant to Sec. 22 para 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG in connection with Sec. 22 para 1 Sentence 2 WpHG.

 

2.555% of the voting rights (332,104 voting rights) are attributed to the Reporting Person under 3 pursuant to Sec. 22 para 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG in connection with Sec. 22 para 1 Sentence 2 WpHG.

 

2.555% of the voting rights (332,104 voting rights) are attributed to the Reporting Person under 4 pursuant to Sec. 22 para 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG.

 

2.555% of the voting rights (332,104 voting rights) are attributed to the Reporting Person under 5 pursuant to Sec. 22 para 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG.

 

1.312% (170,514 voting rights) are attributed to the Reporting Person under 6 pursuant to Sec. 22 para 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG and 1.243% of the voting rights (161,590 voting rights) are attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para 2 WpHG.

 

2.555% of the voting rights (332,104 voting rights) are attributed to the Reporting Person under 7 pursuant to Sec. 22 para 2 WpHG and 1.243% of the voting rights (161,590 voting rights) are also attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG.

 

 

Hamburg, June 2008

 

The management board