DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: GRENKE AG GRENKE AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 2020-12-24 / 08:15 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: |GRENKE AG | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Street: |Neuer Markt 2 | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Postal code: |76532 | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |City: |Baden-Baden | | |Germany | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|529900BHRYZ464GFD289| +------------------------------+--------------------+ *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: Axxion S.A. | |City of registered office, country: Grevenmacher, Luxembourg| +------------------------------------------------------------+ *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:* +-----------+ |21 Dec 2020| +-----------+ *6. Total positions* +--------------+-----------+------------+----------+-----------+ | |% of voting| % of voting| Total of| Total| | | rights| rights| both in %| number of| | |attached to| through| (7.a. +| voting| | | shares| instruments| 7.b.)| rights| | | (total of| (total of| |pursuant to| | | 7.a.)| 7.b.1 +| | Sec. 41| | | | 7.b.2)| | WpHG| +--------------+-----------+------------+----------+-----------+ |New | 3.03 %| 0.00 %| 3.03 %| 46,495,573| +--------------+-----------+------------+----------+-----------+ |Previous | n/a %| n/a %| n/a %| /| |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| (Sec. 34| (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| | | WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |DE000A161N30| 132,636| 1,276,287| 0.29 %| 2.74 %| +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |*Total* | 1,408,923 | 3.03 % | +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ *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* +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ |X|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.). | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ | |Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the | | |ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ +----+-----------------+-----------------+---------------------+ |Name| % of voting| % of voting| Total of both (if at| | | rights (if at| rights through| least 5% or more)| | |least 3% or more)| instruments (if| | | | | at least 5% or| | | | | more)| | +----+-----------------+-----------------+---------------------+ | | | | | +----+-----------------+-----------------+---------------------+ *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| Proportion of|Total of both| | rights| instruments| | +------------------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | %| %| %| +------------------------+-----------------------+-------------+ *10. Other explanatory remarks:* ++ || ++ Date +-----------+ |23 Dec 2020| +-----------+ 2020-12-24 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de Language: English Company: GRENKE AG Neuer Markt 2 76532 Baden-Baden Germany Internet: www.grenke.de End of News DGAP News Service 1157335 2020-12-24
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