DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: METRO AG
METRO AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

04.10.2018 / 14:54
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer
METRO AG
Metro-Straße 1
40235 Dusseldorf
Germany

2. Reason for notification
X Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
  Acquisition/disposal of instruments
  Change of breakdown of voting rights
X Other reason:
Condition precedent satisfied in relation to financial instruments.

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name: City and country of registered office:
Mr Daniel K?etínský,
Date of birth: 09 Jul 1975

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
EP Global Commerce II GmbH

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
27 Sep 2018

6. Total positions
  % of voting rights attached to shares
(total of 7.a.)
% of voting rights through instruments
(total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)
total of both in %
(7.a. + 7.b.)
total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation 3.61 % 27.89 % 31.50 % 360121736
Previous notification 0 % 31.50 % 31.50 % /

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 33, 34 WpHG)
ISIN absolute in %
  direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG)
indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG)
direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG)
indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE000BFB001913000000 % 3.61 %
Total 13000000 3.61 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
Claim for share transfer 24.02.2019 n/a 26288887 7.30 %
Call Option 31.03.2019 n/a 54726393 15.20 %
   Total 81015280 22.50 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Cash or physical settlement Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
Call Option 27.06.2019 n/a Physical 19410956 5.39 %
Put Option 04.07.2019 n/a Physical 19410956 5.39 %
     Total 19410956 5.39 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
  Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
X Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name % of voting rights (if at least held 3% or more) % of voting rights through instruments (if at least held 5% or more) Total of both (if at least held 5% or more)
Daniel K?etínský % % %
EP Global Commerce a.s. % % %
EP Global Commerce GmbH % 22.50 % 22.50 %
 
Daniel K?etínský % % %
EP Global Commerce a.s. % % %
EP Global Commerce II GmbH 3.61 % 5.39 % 9.00 %

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting:
Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)

10. Other explanatory remarks:
Call option and put option (nos 1 and 2 of 7.b.2) relate to the same shares. Since the put option can only be exercised - suject to the relevant conditions precedent - in case the call option has not been exercised, both options are alternative to each other and the underlying share will not be aggregated. 



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Language: English
Company: METRO AG
Metro-Straße 1
40235 Dusseldorf
Germany
Internet: www.metroag.de

 
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