ARTNET AG DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: artnet AG artnet AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 2021-08-23 / 17:34 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.
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Notification of Major Holdings 1. Details of issuer
Name: artnet AG
Street: Oranienstraße 164
Postal code: 10969
City: Berlin
Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 391200SHGPEDTRIC0X31
2. Reason for notification
Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
X Acquisition/disposal of instruments
Change of breakdown of voting rights
Other reason:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Natural person (first name, surname): Rüdiger K. Weng
Date of birth: 18 Jul 1960
4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
Weng Fine Art AG
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
17 Aug 2021
6. Total positions
% of voting rights % of voting rights through Total of
attached to shares instruments both in % Total number of voting rights
(total of 7.a.) (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) (7.a. + pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
7.b.)
New 26.32 % 7.01 % 26.32 % 5706067
Previous 25.80 % 1.75 % 25.80 % /
notification
7. Details on total positions a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)
ISIN Absolute In %
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Sec. 33 WpHG) (Sec. 34 WpHG) (Sec. 33 WpHG) (Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE000A1K0375 2000 1500000 0.04 % 26.29 %
Total 1502000 26.32 %
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
period
0 0.00 %
Total 0 0.00 %
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG
Type of Expiration or maturity Exercise or conversion Cash or physical Voting rights Voting rights
instrument date period settlement absolute in %
Put Option 31.12.2023 01.01.2021 - 31.12.2023 physical settlement 100000 1.75 %
Put Option 31.12.2023 17.08.2021 - 31.12.2021 physical settlement 300000 5.26 %
Total 400000 7.01 %
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 rights (if at % of voting rights through instruments (if Total of both (if at least
least 3% or more) at least 5% or more) 5% or more)
- Rüdiger K. Weng % % %
- Rüdiger K. Weng % 5.26 % 5.26 %
A+A GmbH
- Weng Fine Art 26.29 % % 26.29 %
AG
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) Date of general meeting: Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:
Proportion of voting rights Proportion of instruments Total of both
% % %
10. Other explanatory remarks:
An aggregation of 7.a. and 7.b.2. does not occur, since the attribution and instruments refer to the same 400,000
shares.
Date
20 Aug 2021
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Language: English
Company: artnet AG
Oranienstraße 164
10969 Berlin
Germany
Internet: www.artnet.de
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