STS Group AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • May 29, 2019

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Voting Rights Announcements | 29 May 2019 09:11

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

STS Group AG

29.05.2019 / 09:11

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:	STS Group AG
Street:	Zeppelinstraße 4
Postal code:	85399
City:	Hallbergmoos Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):	894500HMNYJTKW5H0X64

2. Reason for notification

	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
	Acquisition/disposal of instruments
	Change of breakdown of voting rights
X	Other reason: Controlling influence over a shareholder of the issuer

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationNatural person (first name, surname): Robin Laik

Date of birth: 05 Jun 1972

4. Names of shareholder(s)

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

mutares AG

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:23 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	65.30 %	0.00 %	65.30 %	6000000
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)
DE000A1TNU68	12453	3905828	0.21 %	65.10 %
Total	3918281		65.30 %

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 %
				%
		Total		%

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)
Robin Laik	%	%	%
mutares AG	65.10 %	%	65.10 %

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:

Controlling influence due to de facto majority at the Annual General Meeting since the Annual General Meeting of mutares AG on 23 May 2019

Date

28 May 2019

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Language:	English
Company:	STS Group AG
	Zeppelinstraße 4
	85399 Hallbergmoos
	Germany
Internet:	https://sts.group

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