DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: METRO AG METRO AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 2021-01-04 / 11:18 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: |METRO AG | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Street: |Metro-Straße 1 | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Postal code: |40235 | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |City: |Dusseldorf | | |Germany | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|5299006EQ03K3SSUYS12| +------------------------------+--------------------+ *2. Reason for notification* +-+-------------------------------------------------+ |X|Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights| +-+-------------------------------------------------+ | |Acquisition/disposal of instruments | +-+-------------------------------------------------+ | |Change of breakdown of voting rights | +-+-------------------------------------------------+ |X|Other reason: | | |Settlement of takeover offer | +-+-------------------------------------------------+ *3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation* +------------------------------------------------------+ |Natural person (first name, surname): Daniel Kretínský| |Date of birth: 09 Jul 1975 | +------------------------------------------------------+ *4. Names of shareholder(s)* holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3. +------------------------+ |EP Global Commerce GmbH | +------------------------+ *5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:* +-----------+ |29 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 | 40.60 %| 0.00 %| 40.60 %| 360121736| +-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+ |Previous | 29.99 %| 4.99 %| 34.99 %| /| |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)| +------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+-----------+ |DE000BFB0019| 0| 146194472| 0.00 %| 40.60 %| +------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+-----------+ |*Total* | 146194472 | 40.60 % | +------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+-----------+ *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* +-+------------------------------------------------------------+ | |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 at| rights| (if at least 5%| | | least 3% or| through| or more)| | | more)|instruments| | | | | (if at| | | | |least 5% or| | | | | more)| | +-----------------+---------------+-----------+----------------+ |Daniel Kretínský | %| %| %| +-----------------+---------------+-----------+----------------+ |EP Global | %| %| %| |Commerce a.s. | | | | +-----------------+---------------+-----------+----------------+ |EP Global | %| %| %| |Commerce III GmbH| | | | +-----------------+---------------+-----------+----------------+ |EP Global | %| %| %| |Commerce IV GmbH | | | | +-----------------+---------------+-----------+----------------+ |EP Global | %| %| %| |Commerce VII GmbH| | | | +-----------------+---------------+-----------+----------------+ |EP Global | 40.60 %| %| 40.60 %| |Commerce GmbH | | | | +-----------------+---------------+-----------+----------------+ *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 +-----------+ |29 Dec 2020| +-----------+ 2021-01-04 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de Language: English Company: METRO AG Metro-Straße 1 40235 Dusseldorf Germany Internet: www.metroag.de End of News DGAP News Service 1158189 2021-01-04
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