K+S AG DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: K+S Aktiengesellschaft K+S Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 2020-12-15 / 18:00 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: |K+S Aktiengesellschaft | +------------------------------+-------------------------+ |Street: |Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 7| +------------------------------+-------------------------+ |Postal code: |34131 | +------------------------------+-------------------------+ |City: |Kassel | | |Germany | +------------------------------+-------------------------+ |Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|529900YURAYD4IJX2J91 | +------------------------------+-------------------------+ *2. Reason for notification* +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ | |Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ |X|Acquisition/disposal of instruments | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ | |Change of breakdown of voting rights | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ |X|Other reason: | | |non-applying of trading book exemption according to sec. 36 | | |para. 1 WpHG | +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ *3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation* +-------------------------------------------------+ |Legal entity: Société Générale S.A. | |City of registered office, country: Paris, France| +-------------------------------------------------+ *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:* +-----------+ |09 Dec 2020| +-----------+ *6. Total positions* +-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+ | |% of voting| % of| Total of| Total number| | | rights| voting| both in %| of voting| | |attached to| rights| (7.a. +| rights| | | shares| through| 7.b.)| pursuant to| | | (total of|instrument| | Sec. 41 WpHG| | | 7.a.)| s| | | | | | (total of| | | | | | 7.b.1 +| | | | | | 7.b.2)| | | +-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+ |New | 0.72 %| 4.47 %| 5.18 %| 191400000| +-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+ |Previous | 0.0 %| 0.0 %| 0.0 %| /| |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)| +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |DE000KSAG888| 1371156| 0| 0.72 %| 0.00 %| +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |*Total* | 1371156 | 0.72 % | +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ *b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG* +------------+---------------------+---------------------+-------+------+ |Type of |Expiration or |Exercise or | Voting|Voting| |instrument |maturity date |conversion period | rights|rights| | | | |absolut| in %| | | | | e| | +------------+---------------------+---------------------+-------+------+ |Right to |N/A |N/A |1056306|0.55 %| |recall lent | | | | | |securities | | | | | +------------+---------------------+---------------------+-------+------+ |Listed Call |18.12.2020-18.06.2021|Until |1025000|0.54 %| |Options | |18.12.2020-18.06.2021| | | +------------+---------------------+---------------------+-------+------+ |Certificates|11.12.2020-17.12.2021|11.12.2020-17.12.2021|1006903|0.53 %| +------------+---------------------+---------------------+-------+------+ | | |*Total* |3088209|1.61 %| +------------+---------------------+---------------------+-------+------+ *b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG* +------------+---------------------+--------+--------+-------+------+ |Type of |Expiration or |Exercise|Cash or | Voting|Voting| |instrument |maturity date |or |physical| rights|rights| | | |conversi|settleme|absolut| in %| | | |on |nt | e| | | | |period | | | | +------------+---------------------+--------+--------+-------+------+ |OTC Call |03.01.2033 |Until |Cash | 146479|0.08 %| |Options on | |03.01.20| | | | |Basket | |33 | | | | +------------+---------------------+--------+--------+-------+------+ |Contracts |N/A |N/A |Cash | 38131|0.02 %| |For | | | | | | |Difference | | | | | | +------------+---------------------+--------+--------+-------+------+ |Certificates|03.01.2033 |Until |Cash | 39614|0.02 %| | | |03.01.20| | | | | | |33 | | | | +------------+---------------------+--------+--------+-------+------+ |OTC Call |18.12.2020-03.01.2033|Until |Cash |2400270|1.25 %| |Options | |18.12.20| | | | | | |20-03.01| | | | | | |.2033 | | | | +------------+---------------------+--------+--------+-------+------+ |OTC Put |18.12.2020-03.01.2033|Until |Cash | 84515|0.04 %| |Options | |18.12.20| | | | | | |20-03.01| | | | | | |.2033 | | | | +------------+---------------------+--------+--------+-------+------+ |Listed Put |18.12.2020-17.12.2021|Until |Physical| 425000|0.22 %| |Options | |18.12.20| | | | | | |20-17.12| | | | | | |.2021 | | | | +------------+---------------------+--------+--------+-------+------+ |Listed Call |18.12.2020-03.01.2033|Until |Cash |2239662|1.17 %| |Warrants | |18.12.20| | | | | | |20-03.01| | | | | | |.2033 | | | | +------------+---------------------+--------+--------+-------+------+ |Listed Put |18.12.2020-03.01.2033|Until |Cash | 84515|0.04 %| |Warrants | |18.12.20| | | | | | |20-03.01| | | | | | |.2033 | | | | +------------+---------------------+--------+--------+-------+------+ | | | |*Total* |5458186|2.85 %| +------------+---------------------+--------+--------+-------+------+ *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| rights| (if at least 5%| | | at least 3%| through| or more)| | | or more)| instruments| | | | |(if at least| | | | | 5% or more)| |
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