Miscellaneous: Publication of disclosure

    

Miscellaneous: Publication of disclosure

Publication of disclosure pursuant to Art. 21 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act
 
Basel, 7 January, 2009. Notification by Bâloise-Holding, Aeschengraben 21,
CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland.
 
Bâloise-Holding hereby discloses that Barclays Plc, 1 Churchill Place, London,
E14 5HP, UK, and its subsidiary companies
 

- Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd, Ebisu Prime Square Tower, 1-1-39 Hiroo,
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8402, Japan
- Barclays Global Investors Ltd, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP, UK
- Barclays Bank Plc, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP, UK
- Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP, UK
- Barclays Global Investors (Deutschland) AG, Max-Joseph Strasse 6, 80333
München, Germany
- Barclays Global Investors NA, 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, California
94105-2618, USA
- Barclays Global Fund Advisors, 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, California
94105-2618, USA
- Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd, BCE Place, 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500,
Box 614, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S1, Canada
- Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd, Level 43, Grosvenor Place, 225
George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
 
dropped below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on 29 December 2008
through the sale of shares of Bâloise Holding.


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Head Office of the Baloise Group: Aeschengraben 21, CH-4002 Basel
Internet: www.baloise.com (http://www.baloise.com/) 
 
E-mail: [e-mail] / [e-mail]
 
Investor Relations: Tel.  [phone]    Fax [phone]
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Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland) and with operations in Continental Europe,
the Baloise Group is a solution provider in the fields of insurance and
provision for the future. The Group's strategic focus is on sustainable,
profitable growth in preferred target segments. Its markets are Switzerland,
Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Croatia and Serbia. The Baloise Group
employs some 8,600 people. Bâloise-Holding registered shares are included in
the Swiss Market Index (SMI).


Publication of disclosure:
http://marco3.newsbox.ch/publish/baloise/18_147/Offenlegung_Barclays_07_01_09_E.pdf


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