Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Hochtief AG said Qatar Holding Luxembourg II has notified it that its acquisition of voting rights is a long-term investment. Qatar plans to acquire further voting rights within the next 12 months which may be implemented by way of purchases of voting shares or by other means. Qatar doesn’t plan to influence appointments to Hochtief’s boards and doesn’t aim at a capital structure change to the company.

Qatar held 10.000001 percent in Hochtief as of Sept. 28, Hochtief said.

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