AKASOL AG DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: AKASOL AG AKASOL AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 2020-12-08 / 19:30 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. *Notification of Major Holdings* *1. Details of issuer* +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Name: |AKASOL AG | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Street: |Kleyerstraße 20| +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Postal code: |64295 | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |City: |Darmstadt | | |Germany | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|529900ZMVBM4A9UBTH42| +------------------------------+--------------------+ *2. Reason for notification* +-+-------------------------------------------------+ |X|Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights| +-+-------------------------------------------------+ | |Acquisition/disposal of instruments | +-+-------------------------------------------------+ | |Change of breakdown of voting rights | +-+-------------------------------------------------+ | |Other reason: | +-+-------------------------------------------------+ *3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation* +--------------------------------------------------------------+ |Legal entity: Lansdowne Partners International Limited | |City of registered office, country: George Town, Grand Cayman,| |Cayman Islands | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ *4. Names of shareholder(s)* holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3. ++ || ++ *5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:* +-----------+ |01 Dec 2020| +-----------+ *6. Total positions* +----------+----------------+-------+------------------+-------+ | | % of voting| % of|Total of both in %| Total| | | rights attached| voting| (7.a. + 7.b.)| number| | | to shares| rights| | of| | | (total of 7.a.)|through| | voting| | | |instrum| | rights| | | | ents| |pursuan| | | | (total| | t to| | | | of| |Sec. 41| | | |7.b.1 +| | WpHG| | | | 7.b.2)| | | +----------+----------------+-------+------------------+-------+ |New |4.995516224734 %| 0.00 %| 4.995516224734 %|6,061,8| | | | | | 56| +----------+----------------+-------+------------------+-------+ |Previous | 5.11 %| 0.00 %| 5.11 %| /| |notificati| | | | | |on | | | | | +----------+----------------+-------+------------------+-------+ *7. Details on total positions* *a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)* +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |ISIN | Absolute | In % | +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ | | Direct| Indirect| Direct| Indirect| | | (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| | | WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |DE000A2JNWZ9| 0| 302,821| 0.00 %| 4.99 %| +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |*Total* | 302,821 | 4.995516224734 % | +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ *b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG* +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ |Type of |Expiration or |Exercise or | Voting| Voting| |instrumen|maturity date |conversion | rights|rights in %| |t | |period | absolute| | +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ | | | | 0| 0.00 %| +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ | | |*Total* | 0| 0.00 %| +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ *b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG* +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ |Type of|Expiration |Exercise or|Cash or | Voting| Voting| |instrum|or maturity |conversion |physical | rights|rights in| |ent |date |period |settlemen| absolute| %| | | | |t | | | +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ | | | | | 0| 0.00 %| +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ | | | |*Total* | 0| 0.00 %| +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ *8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation* +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ | |Person subject to the notification obligation is not | | |controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that| | |directly or indirectly hold(s) 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|% of voting| Total of both| | | rights (if at| rights|(if at least 5%| | | least 3% or| through| or more)| | | more)|instruments| | | | | (if at| | | | |least 5% or| | | | | more)| | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |Lansdowne Partners | %| %| %| |International | | | | |Limited | | | | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |Lansdowne Partners | %| %| %| |Limited | | | | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |Lansdowne Partners | 4.99 %| %| %| |(UK) LLP | | | | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |- | %| %| %| +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |Lansdowne Partners | %| %| %| |International | | | | |Limited | | | | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |Lansdowne General | %| %| %| |Partner I Limited | | | | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |Lansdowne Clean | %| %| %| |Energy Fund LP | | | | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |- | %| %| %| +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |Lansdowne Partners | %| %| %| |International | | | | |Limited | | | | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |Lansdowne General | %| %| %| |Partner I Limited | | | | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |Lansdowne Energy | %| %| %| |Dynamics Fund LP | | | | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |- | %| %| %| +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |Lansdowne Partners | %| %| %| |International | | | | |Limited | | | | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |Lansdowne General | %| %| %| |Partner I Limited | | | | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ |Lansdowne Energy | %| %| %| |Dynamics Master LP | | | | +-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ *9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG* (only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)
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