DGAP Post-admission Duties announcement: KWS SAAT SE / Share buyback
KWS SAAT SE: Release of a capital market information

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KWS SAAT SE: Release of a capital market information

KWS SAAT SE / share buyback program / 5th Interim Announcement

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 - 5th Interim Announcement

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In the period from February 11, 2019 up to and including February 15, 2019, KWS SAAT SE bought back a total of 1,805 shares of KWS SAAT SE within the framework of the share buyback program. In the announcement of December 19, 2018, 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 9, 2019 (earliest possible acquisition date). The share buyback commenced on January 14, 2019. In the announcement of February 7, 2019, 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 March 1, 2019. 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 February 11, 2019 up to and including February 15, 2019 and the daily volume-weighted average stock market prices of the shares are as follows:

Datum Total number of Average stock Volume (EUR)
shares bought back market prize (EUR)
(number)
February 11, 2019 495 280.1990 138,698.5050
February 12, 2019 211 278.2725 58,715.4975
February 13, 2019 259 279.4788 72,385.0092
February 14, 2019 389 279.6357 108,778.2873
February 15, 2019 451 277.2539 125,041.5089
In total 1,805 279.0132 503,618.8079

The total number of shares which have been bought back so far by KWS SAAT SE within the framework of the share buyback program initiated on January 9, 2019 (earliest possible acquisition date) thus amounts to 10,172 shares.

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 http:// www.kws.com/IR/Employee-Stock-Program.

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

Einbeck, February 19, 2019

KWS SAAT SE

The Executive Board



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Company: KWS SAAT SE
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