DGAP Post-admission Duties announcement: KWS SAAT SE / Share buyback
KWS SAAT SE: Release of a capital market information

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KWS SAAT SE: Release of a capital market information

KWS SAAT SE / share buyback program / 2nd Interim Announcement

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Disclosure pursuant to Art. 5 Sec. 1 lit. b) and Sec. 3 of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR) in conjunction with Art. 2 Sec. 2 and Sec. 3 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052 - 2nd Interim Announcement

KWS SAAT SE / share buyback

In the period from January 21, 2019 up to and including January 25, 2019, KWS SAAT SE bought back a total of 2,614 shares of KWS SAAT SE within the framework of the share buyback program. In the announcement of December 19, 2018, pursuant to Art. 2 Sec. 1 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 it was communicated that the repurchase of treasury shares would commence on January 9, 2019 (earliest possible acquisition date). The share buyback commenced on January 14, 2019. The sole purpose of acquiring the shares is to fulfill obligations from the Employee Stock Program within the meaning of Art. 5 paragraph 2 c) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.

The overall volume of the shares bought back daily in the period from January 21, 2019 up to and including January 25, 2019 and the daily volumeweighted average stock market prices of the shares are as follows:

Datum Total number of Average stock Volume (EUR)
shares bought back market prize (EUR)
(number)
January 14, 2019 384 297.9661 114,418.9824
January 15, 2019 625 295.8928 184,933.0000
January 16, 2019 509 294.5157 149,908.4913
January 17, 2019 569 295.2636 168,004.9884
January 18, 2019 527 294.1613 155,023.0051
In total 2,614 295.4432 772,288.4672

The total number of shares which have been bought back so far by KWS SAAT SE within the framework of the share buyback program initiated on January 9, 2019 (earliest possible acquisition date) thus amounts to 4,190 shares.

Further information pursuant to Article 5 Sec. 1 lit. b) and Sec. 3 of the Regulation (EU) 596/2014 in conjunction with Article 2 Sec. 2 and Sec. 3 of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 is available online under http:// www.kws.com/IR/Employee-Stock-Program.

The purchase of the KWS SAAT SE shares was carried out by a bank assigned by KWS SAAT SE and exclusively via the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (XETRA trading).

Einbeck, January 29, 2019

KWS SAAT SE

The Executive Board



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Company: KWS SAAT SE
Grimsehlstraße 31
37555 Einbeck
Germany
Internet: www.kws.de

 
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