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| Disclosure of shareholdings | 05/20/2008
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| | In compliance with the Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading (Bundesgesetz über die Börsen und den Effektenhandel) Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd. announces the following transactions: |
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| | Farallon Capital Management LLC together with Farallon Partners LLC, both at One Maritime Plaza, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA, notify to have sold on 29 April 2008 indirectly though the group companies Farallon Capital Partners LP, Farallon Capital Institutional Partners LP, Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II LP, Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III LP, Tinicum Partners LP, Farallon Capital Offshore Investors II LP und Farallon Capital Offshore Investors, Inc., all at One Maritime Plaza, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA, the nominal shares of Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd. held until now. At the same time the aforementioned companies notify to have increased, due to acquisition on 29 April 2008, their purchase positions in the amount of 754 724 share purchase rights (CFD / Equity Swap, ratio 1:1, exercise price CHF 126.85, duration: 13 months, cash settlement), conferring 3.02% of voting rights of underlying shares. Further the aforementioned companies notify to have reduced, due to sale on 13 Mai 2008, indirectly through the above named group companies (however excluding Tinicum Partners LP), the abovementioned purchase positions to 751 695 share purchase rights, newly conferring 3.01% of voting rights of underlying shares. The responsible contact person for this notification is Mrs Monica R. Landry, Farallon Capital Management LLC, One Maritime Plaza, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA. |
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| | In that context Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080, USA, notifies that due to acquisition on 30 April 2008, indirectly through the group companies BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, 33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS, UK, Merrill Lynch Capital Markets AG, Stockerhof, Stockerstrasse 23, P.O. Box 773, 8039 Zürich, CH, Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith, 4 World Financial Center, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10080, USA and Merrill Lynch International, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, UK, that it is newly holding 760 078 nominal shares, conferring 3.04% of voting rights of Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd. At the same time the aforementioned company notifies sale positions in the amount of 754 724 share sales rights (CFD / Equity Swap, ratio 1:1, exercise price CHF 126.85, duration: 13 months, cash settlement) as well as 2000 granted (written) share purchase rights (ISIN: CH0028822838), representing altogether 3.02% of voting rights of underlying shares. The responsible contact person for this notification is Mrs Simone Schenk, Merrill Lynch Capital Markets AG, Stockerstrasse 23, 8002 Zürich, CH. |
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| The Panalpina Group
The Panalpina Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of forwarding and logistics services, specializing in intercontinental air freight and ocean freight shipments and associated supply chain management solutions. Thanks to its in-depth industry know-how and state-of-the-art IT systems, Panalpina provides globally integrated door-to-door forwarding solutions tailored to its customers' individual needs. The Panalpina Group operates a close-knit network with some 500 branches in 90 countries. In a further 60 countries, it cooperates closely with partner companies. Panalpina employs over 15 000 people worldwide. |
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