Covestro AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Oct 23, 2017

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Voting Rights Announcements | 23 October 2017 13:34

Covestro AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Covestro AG

23.10.2017 / 13:34

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 issuerCovestro AG

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60

51373 Leverkusen

Germany

2. Reason for notification

X	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
X	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:
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	Wilmington, Delaware United States of America (USA)

4. Names of shareholder(s)

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

Goldman Sachs International

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:16 Oct 2017

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	3.63 %	4.10 %	7.73 %	202500000
Previous notification	0.41 %	0.20 %	0.61 %	/

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

ISIN	absolute		in %
	direct (Sec. 21 WpHG)	indirect (Sec. 22 WpHG)	direct (Sec. 21 WpHG)	indirect (Sec. 22 WpHG)
DE0006062144		7348031	%	3.63 %
Total	7348031		3.63 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
Securities Lending	Open		959316	0.47 %
		Total	959316	0.47 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 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 %
Swap	21.06.2019		Cash	7144471	3.53 %
Put Warrant	15.12.2017		Cash	64200	0.03 %
Call Warrant	21.06.2019		Cash	21570	0.01 %
CFD	20.10.2027		Cash	108383	0.05 %
			Total	7338624	3.62 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

	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.).
X	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)
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	%	%	%
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.	%	%	%
Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited	%	%	%
Goldman Sachs International	3.21 %	%	7.26 %
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	%	%	%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC	%	%	%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	%	%	%
GSAM Holdings LLC	%	%	%
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.	%	%	%
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings L.L.C.	%	%	%
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co., Ltd.	%	%	%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	%	%	%
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GmbH	%	%	%

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 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

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