DGAP Post-admission Duties announcement: KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA / Share buyback program
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA: Release of a capital market information

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KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA: Release of a capital market information

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA / Share buyback program / 7th Interim Announcement and Announcement of completion
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Disclosure pursuant to Art. 5 Sec. 1 lit. b) and Sec. 3 of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR) in conjunction with Art. 2 Sec. 2 and Sec. 3 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052 - 7th Interim Announcement and Announcement of completion

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA / Share buyback

In the period from March 1, 2021, up to and including March 8, 2021, KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA bought back a total of 12,096 shares of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA within the framework of the share buyback program. In the announcement of December 18, 2020, pursuant to Art. 2 Sec. 1 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 it was communicated that the repurchase of treasury shares would commence on January 11, 2021, (earliest possible acquisition date). The share buyback commenced on January 18, 2021. In the announcement of February 22, 2021, pursuant to Art. 2 Sec. 1 lit. d) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 it was communicated that the period for the repurchase of treasury shares was extended until April 1st, 2021. The sole purpose of acquiring the shares is to fulfill obligations from the Employee Stock Program within the meaning of Art. 5 paragraph 2 c) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.

The overall volume of the shares bought back daily in the period from March 1, 2021, up to and including March 8, 2021, and the daily volume-weighted average stock market prices of the shares are as follows:

Date Total number of shares bought back (number) Average stock market prize (EUR) Volume (EUR)
March 1, 2021 1,499 72.9341 109,328.2159
March 2, 2021 2,681 72.1940 193,552.1140
March 3, 2021 2,646 71.7432 189,832.5072
March 4, 2021 2,600 70.9904 184,575.0400
March 5, 2021 1,753 70.6936 123,925.8808
March 8, 2021 917 71.3770 65,452.7090
       
In total 12,096 71.6490 866,666.4669
 

The share buyback program is completed. The total number of shares which have been bought back by KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA within the framework of the share buyback program initiated on January 11, 2021 (earliest possible acquisition date) thus amounts to 76,120 shares. This corresponds to approx. 0.23 % of the share capital. The purchase price paid at the stock exchange was in average EUR 73.0173. The total consideration that was paid for the shares amounts to EUR 5,558,076.5783.

Further information pursuant to Article 5 Sec. 1 lit. b) and Sec. 3 of the Regulation (EU) 596/2014 in conjunction with Article 2 Sec. 2 and Sec. 3 of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 is available online under https://www.kws.com/corp/en/company/investor-relations/financial-news/employee-participation/.

The purchase of the KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA shares was carried out by a bank assigned by KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA and exclusively via the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (XETRA trading).

Einbeck, March 9, 2021

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

The Executive Board of the personally liable partner



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