Announcement of significant change to the voting rights - CORRECTION
'DUTY FREE SHOPS, A CORPORATION OPERATING DUTY FREE SHOPS AND LARGE AND SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS, TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL COMPANY S.A.', under the trademark 'FOLLI FOLLIE GROUP', announces , in accordance to Law 3556/2007 (article 14, par. 3), and having received respective corrective information by Fidelity International regarding to a significant change to the voting rights, the following:
Reason for the notification: Change in the voting rights due to the completion of the merger through absorption of companies FOLLI - FOLLIE A.B.E.E. and ΕLMEC SPORT A.B.E.T.E. by HELLENIC DUTY FREE SHOPS S.A. Date of the transaction: 07.01.2011
Full name of the person subject to the notification obligation: FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL.
Change in number of shares: from 0% in the share capital of the Company to 3,539,154 indirect, through FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY, a closely associated company, thus a 5.84% participation in the share capital and 53,743 indirect, through PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC, a closely associated company, thus a 0.09% participation in the share capital, 3,592,897 shares in total, thus a 5.93% participation in the share capital of the Issuer.
Change in number of voting rights: from 0% in the share capital of the Company to 3,539,154 indirect, through FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY, a closely associated company, thus a 5.84% participation in the voting rights and 53,743 indirect, through PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC, a closely associated company, thus a 0.09% participation in the voting rights, 3,592,897 voting rights in total, thus a 5.93% participation in the voting rights of the Issuer.
Τhe present announcement replaces the initial disclosure of the shareholder, on the percentage of voting rights on the current number of them.