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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Oct 12, 2020
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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements
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Voting Rights Announcements | 12 October 2020 13:00
METRO AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
METRO AG
12.10.2020 / 13:00
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
| Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights | |
| Acquisition/disposal of instruments | |
| Change of breakdown of voting rights | |
| X | Other reason: Voluntary group notification with threshold crossing on subsidiary level due to internal group reorganization |
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationNatural person (first name, surname): Daniel Křetínský
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:05 Oct 2020
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 | 29.99 % | 4.99 % | 34.99 % | 360,121,736 |
| Previous notification | 29.99 % | 2.71 % | 32.71 % | / |
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) |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| DE000BFB0019 | 108,036,519 | 0.00 % | 29.99 % | |
| Total | 108,036,519 | 29.99 % |
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-Return Equity Swaps | n/a | n/a | Cash | 18,006,007 | 4.99 % |
| Total | 18,006,007 | 4.99 % |
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) |
| Daniel Křetínský | % | % | % |
| EP Global Commerce a.s. | % | % | % |
| EP Global Commerce III GmbH | % | % | % |
| EP Global Commerce IV GmbH | % | % | % |
| EP Global Commerce VII GmbH | % | % | % |
| EP Global Commerce GmbH | 29.99 % | % | 29,99 % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Daniel Křetínský | % | % | % |
| EP Global Commerce a.s. | % | % | % |
| EP Global Commerce III GmbH | % | % | % |
| EP Global Commerce IV GmbH | % | % | % |
| EP Global Commerce V GmbH | % | % | % |
| EP Global Commerce VI 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 rights | Proportion of instruments | Total of both |
| % | % | % |
10. Other explanatory remarks:
Date
10 Oct 2020
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | METRO AG |
| Metro-Straße 1 | |
| 40235 Dusseldorf | |
| Germany | |
| Internet: | www.metroag.de |
| End of News | DGAP News Service |