MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Daimler AG
Daimler AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the
objective of Europe-wide distribution
2021-06-18 / 19:51
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: Daimler AG
Street: Mercedesstrasse 120
Postal code: 70372
City: Stuttgart
Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900R27DL06UVNT076
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:
voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: Bank of America Corporation
City of registered office, country: Wilmington, DE, United States of America (USA)
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:
15 Jun 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 2.18 % 8.15 % 10.33 % 1069837447
Previous 2.43 % 8.06 % 10.49 % /
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)
DE0007100000 0 23091353 0.00 % 2.16 %
US2338252073 0 264284 0.00 % 0.02 %
Total 23355637 2.18 %
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
Rights of Use N/A N/A 105599 0.01 %
Right to Recall N/A N/A 202144 0.02 %
Call Options 18/06/2021 - 15/12/2023 N/A 7912900 0.74 %
Call Options 24/10/2022 - 27/02/2025 N/A 57623637 5.39 %
Call Options 24/10/2022 - 27/02/2025 N/A 57623637 0.00 %
Total 65844280 6.15 %
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 %
Call Options 24/10/2022 -02/05/2023 N/A Cash 7196186 0.67 %
Put Options 18/06/2021 - 20/12/ N/A Physical 12812900 1.20 %
2024
Swaps 31/01/2022 - 05/05/ N/A Cash 957195 0.09 %
2025
Put Options 24/10/2022 - 27/02/ N/A Physical 57623637 5.39 %
2025
Put Options 24/10/2022 - 27/02/ N/A Physical 57623637 5.39 %
2025
Call Options 24/05/2024 - 21/06/ N/A Cash 22707 0 %
2024
Put Options 24/05/2024 - 21/06/ N/A Cash 20064 0 %
2024
Futures 18/06/2021 N/A Cash 299991 0.03 %
Total 21309043 1.99 %
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 Total of both (if at
least 3% or more) instruments (if at least 5% or more) least 5% or more)
Bank of America Corporation % % %
NB Holdings Corporation % % %
BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited % % %
BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited % % %
ML UK Capital Holdings Limited % % %
Merrill Lynch International % % %
- % % %
Bank of America Corporation % % %
NB Holdings Corporation % % %
BAC North America Holding % % %
Company
Bank of America, National % 5.40 % 5.41 %
Association
U.S Trust Company of Delaware % % %
- % % %
Bank of America Corporation % % %
NB Holdings Corporation % % %
BAC North America Holding % % %
Company
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner % % %
& Smith Incorporated
- % % %
Bank of America Corporation % % %
NB Holdings Corporation % % %
BofA Securities, Inc. % % %
Merrill Lynch Professional % % %
Clearing Corp.
- % % %
Bank of America Corporation % % %
NB Holdings Corporation % % %
BofA Securities, Inc. % % %
- % % %
Bank of America Corporation % % %
NB Holdings Corporation % % %
BAC North America Holding % % %
Company
Bank of America, National % 5.40 % 5.41 %
Association
- % % %
Bank of America Corporation % % %
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