METRO AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Aug 30, 2019

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Voting Rights Announcements | 30 August 2019 14:53

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

30.08.2019 / 14:53

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.

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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 triggered threshold on subsidiary level due to merger

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:28 Aug 2019

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	17.52 %	15.20 %	32.71 %	360121736
Previous notification	17.52 %	15.20 %	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)
DE000BFB0019		63085545	%	17.52 %
Total	63085545		17.52 %

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 %
Call option	n/a	n/a	54726393	15.20 %
		Total	54726393	15.20 %

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 %
					%
			Total		%

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 GmbH	17.52 %	15.20 %	32.71 %

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:

Voting rights are transferred from EP Global Commerce II GmbH to EP Global Commerce GmbH due to merger of EP Global Commerce II GmbH and EP Global Commerce GmbH

Date

29 Aug 2019

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Language:	English
Company:	METRO AG
	Metro-Straße 1
	40235 Dusseldorf
	Germany
Internet:	www.metroag.de

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