Magyar Telekom (Reuters: NYSE: MTA.N, BÉT: MTEL.BU and Bloomberg: NYSE: MTA US, BÉT: MTELEKOM HB), the leading Hungarian
telecommunications service provider, announces that Capital Research and
Management Company has notified the company that as a result of its share
purchase on September 18, 2009 the number of Magyar Telekom shares owned by
Capital Research and Management Company increased to 52,573,879 and thus its voting
rights in Magyar Telekom Plc. increased to 5.0492%. Capital Research and
Management Company is a U.S.-based investment adviser that manages The American
Funds family of mutual funds.
A) Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)Situation previous to the Triggering transactionResulting situation after the triggering transactionNumber of shareNumber of voting rightsNumber of sharesNumber of voting rights% of voting rightsDirectIndirectDirectIndirectDirectIndirectMagyar Telekom
ordinary share
HU000007350746,724,21646,724,21652,573,87952,573,8795.0492%SUBTOTAL A
(based on aggregate
voting rights)46,724,21646,724,21652,573,87952,573,8795.0492%
B) Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial
instrumentExpiration DateExercise/Conversion
Period/DateNumber of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted% of voting rightsN/ASUBTOTAL B
(in relation to all
expiration dates)
Total (A+B)number of voting rights%of voting rights52,573,87952,573,8795.0492%
8. Chain of controlled
undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: -
9. In case of proxy voting: -
10. Additional information: -
As a
result of the above mentioned changes Form RS3 of the Budapest Stock Exchange
is as follows:
RS3. List and description of shareholders with more than 5%
Name
DepositoryQuantityInterest (%)Voting right (%)MagyarCom Holding GmbHno617,438,58159.2159.30Capital Research and
Management Companyno52,573,8795.045.05TOTAL670,012,46064.2564.35
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors could
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statement. Such factors are described in, among other
things, our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2008 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.