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Transaction in Own Shares • Feb 26, 2019

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KWS SAAT SE: Release of a capital market information

KWS SAAT SE / Share buyback

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KWS SAAT SE: Release of a capital market information

KWS SAAT SE / share buyback program / 6th Interim Announcement and
Announcement of completion

Disclosure pursuant to Art. 5 Sec. 1 lit. b) and Sec. 3 of the Regulation
(EU) No 596/2014 (MAR) in conjunction with Art. 2 Sec. 2 and Sec. 3 of the
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052 - 6th Interim
Announcement and Announcement of Completion

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In the period from February 18, 2019 up to and including February 19, 2019,
KWS SAAT SE bought back a total of 638 shares of KWS SAAT SE within the
framework of the share buyback program. In the announcement of December 19,
2018, pursuant to Art. 2 Sec. 1 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)
2016/1052 it was communicated that the repurchase of treasury shares would
commence on January 9, 2019 (earliest possible acquisition date). The share
buyback commenced on January 14, 2019. In the announcement of February 7,
2019, pursuant to Art. 2 Sec. 1 lit. d) of the Commission Delegated
Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 it was communicated that the period for the
repurchase of treasury shares was extended until March 1, 2019. The sole
purpose of acquiring the shares is to fulfill obligations from the Employee
Stock Program within the meaning of Art. 5 paragraph 2 c) of Regulation
(EU) No. 596/2014.

The purchase of the KWS SAAT SE shares was carried out by a bank assigned
by KWS SAAT SE and exclusively via the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (XETRA
trading).

The overall volume of the shares bought back daily in the period from
February 18, 2019 up to and including February 19, 2019 and the daily
volume-weighted average stock market prices of the shares are as follows:

Datum Total number of Average stock Volume (EUR)
shares bought back market prize (EUR)
(number)
February 18, 2019 456 275.1228 125,455.9968
February 19, 2019 182 276.3508 50,295.8456

In total 638 275.4731 175,751.8424

The share buyback program is completed. The total number of shares which
have been bought back by KWS SAAT SE within the framework of the share
buyback program initiated on January 9, 2019 (earliest possible acquisition
date) thus amounts to 10,819 shares. This corresponds to approx. 0.16 % of
the share capital. The purchase price paid at the stock exchange was in
average EUR 286.6387. The total consideration that was paid for the shares
amounts to EUR 3,101,144.52.

Further information pursuant to Article 5 Sec. 1 lit. b) and Sec. 3 of the
Regulation (EU) 596/2014 in conjunction with Article 2 Sec. 2 and Sec. 3 of
the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 is available online under http://
www.kws.com/IR/Employee-Stock-Program.

Einbeck, February 26, 2019

KWS SAAT SE

The Executive Board

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