Basler AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Jun 3, 2019

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Voting Rights Announcements | 3 June 2019 15:17

Basler AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Basler AG

03.06.2019 / 15:17

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:	Basler AG
Street:	An der Strusbek 60-62
Postal code:	22926
City:	Ahrensburg Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):	5299006OKY4JQTOWH448

2. Reason for notification

	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
	Acquisition/disposal of instruments
	Change of breakdown of voting rights
X	Other reason: Acquisition and Merger with Oppenheimer Funds Inc.: please see Section 10

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationLegal entity: Invesco Ltd.

City of registered office, country: Hamilton , Bermuda

4. Names of shareholder(s)

holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

Invesco Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund Short Term

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:24 May 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	5.71 %	0.00 %	5.71 %	3,500,000
Previous notification	n/a %	n/a %	n/a %	/

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)
DE0005102008	0	200,000	0.00 %	5.71 %
Total	200,000		5.71 %

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	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 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)
Invesco Ltd.	%	%	%
Invesco Holding Company	%	%	%
Invesco Holding Company (US), Inc.	%	%	%
Invesco Group Services, Inc.	%	%	%
Invesco Advisers, Inc.	5.71 %	%	5.71 %

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:

Acquisition and Merger with Oppenheimer Funds Inc. Please see following link for further information: we will add link here post acquisition; https://ir.invesco.com/investor-relations/press-releases/default.aspx?_ga=2. 153008441.1018859822.1558359393-832691936.1556037780

Date

29 May 2019

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Language:	English
Company:	Basler AG
	An der Strusbek 60-62
	22926 Ahrensburg
	Germany
Internet:	www.baslerweb.com

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