+------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ 
|Morgan Stanley    |           %|           %|                %| 
+------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ 
|Morgan Stanley    |           %|           %|                %| 
|International     |            |            |                 | 
|Holdings Inc.     |            |            |                 | 
+------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ 
|Morgan Stanley    |           %|           %|                %| 
|International     |            |            |                 | 
|Limited           |            |            |                 | 
+------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ 
|Morgan Stanley    |           %|           %|                %| 
|Investments (UK)  |            |            |                 | 
+------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ 
|Morgan Stanley &  |           %|           %|                %| 
|Co. International |            |            |                 | 
|plc               |            |            |                 | 
+------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ 
*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:* 
 
+--------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|Regarding sections 7.b.1 & 7.b.2, the put and call options    | 
|marked with * amounting to a combined percentage of 0.06% were| 
|not aggregated as they relate to a collar transaction under   | 
|which, on a consolidated basis, Morgan Stanley can acquire    | 
|0.06% of the voting rights in VARTA AG (or receive an         | 
|equivalent amount in cash) only once.                         | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------+ 
Date 
 
+-----------+ 
|08 Jan 2021| 
+-----------+ 
 
2021-01-11 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, 
Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. 
Archive at www.dgap.de 
Language: English 
Company:  VARTA AG 
          VARTA-Platz 1 
          73479 Ellwangen 
          Germany 
Internet: www.varta-ag.com 
 
End of News DGAP News Service 
 
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