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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Jan 12, 2018
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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements
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Voting Rights Announcements | 12 January 2018 10:42
Covestro AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
Covestro AG
12.01.2018 / 10:42
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 issuerCovestro AG
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60
51373 Leverkusen
Germany
2. Reason for notification
| X | Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |
| Acquisition/disposal of instruments | |
| Change of breakdown of voting rights | |
| Other reason: |
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
| Name: | City and country of registered office: |
| Bayer AG | Leverkusen Germany |
4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
Bayer Pension Trust, e. V.
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:10 Jan 2018
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 of issuer | |
| Resulting situation | 23.12 % | 4.57 % | 27.69 % | 202500000 |
| Previous notification | 33.49 % | 4.85 % | 38.34 % | / |
7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 33, 34 WpHG)
| ISIN | absolute | in % | ||
| direct (Sec. 33 WpHG) |
indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG) |
direct (Sec. 33 WpHG) |
indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG) |
|
| DE0006062144 | 28810000 | 18000000 | 14.23 % | 8.89 % |
| Total | 46810000 | 23.12 % |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 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 para. 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 % |
| Equity Swap | 12.12.2017 – 13.04.2018 | Cash | 9261311 | 4.57 % | |
| Total | 9261311 | 4.57 % |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
| X | Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.). |
| Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
| Name | % of voting rights (if at least held 3% or more) | % of voting rights through instruments (if at least held 5% or more) | Total of both (if at least held 5% or more) |
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
| Date of general meeting: | |
| Holding position after general meeting: | % (equals voting rights) |
10. Other explanatory remarks:
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Covestro AG |
| Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60 | |
| 51373 Leverkusen | |
| Germany | |
| Internet: | www.covestro.com |
| End of News | DGAP News Service |