KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
March 16, 2021 at 06:27 am EDT
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DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
16.03.2021 / 11:26
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Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
Name:
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
Street:
Grimsehlstraße 31
Postal code:
37555
City:
Einbeck Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):
529900FR2K4P9L9XLV21
2. Reason for notification
Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
Acquisition/disposal of instruments
Change of breakdown of voting rights
X
Other reason: acting in concert
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Natural person (first name, surname): Hans-Joachim Tessner Date of birth: 06 March 1944
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:
05 March 2021
6. Total positions
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)
% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)
Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)
Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
New
68.86 %
0.00 %
68.86 %
33,000,000
Previous notification
15.11 %
n/a %
n/a %
/
7. Details on total positions a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)
ISIN
Absolute
In %
Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)
Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)
Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE0007074007
15,000
22,709,305
0.05 %
68.82 %
Total
22,724,305
68.86 %
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG
Type of instrument
Expiration or maturity date
Exercise or conversion period
Voting rights absolute
Voting rights in %
0
0.00 %
Total
0
0.00 %
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG
Type of instrument
Expiration or maturity date
Exercise or conversion period
Cash or physical settlement
Voting rights absolute
Voting rights in %
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 rights (if at least 3% or more)
% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more)
Total of both (if at least 5% or more)
Hans-Joachim Tessner
68.86 %
%
68.86 %
Tessner Holding KG
%
%
%
Tessner Beteiligungs GmbH
68.82 %
%
68.82 %
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:
Date
12 March 2021
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KWS SAAT SE & Co KgaA is a Germany-based company engaged in the development, production and distribution of seeds for farmers. The Company's activities are divided into three segments: Corn, Sugarbeet and Cereals. The Corn segment offers corn, rapeseed, sunflower, sorghum, millet, and field crop seeds. The Sugarbeet segment provides sugar beet, and energy beet seeds, as well as animal feed. The Cereals segment offers wheat, rye, hybrid rye, winter barley, spring barley, oil and field crop and organic seeds. The Company also provides seeds for fodder beets, soybeans, grain peas and catch crops. It operates through a number of subsidiaries in Germany, Switzerland, the United States, France, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Chile and Belgium, among others.
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
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