SAF-HOLLAND SE

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Mar 23, 2016

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Voting Rights Announcements | 23 March 2016 10:44

SAF-HOLLAND S.A.:Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] and Art. 8 and 9 of Transparency Law of Great-Duchy of Luxembourg

SAF-HOLLAND S.A.

23.03.2016 10:44

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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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ESMA/2015/1597

Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to
the competent authority) (i)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
   which voting rights are attached (ii):

SAF-HOLLAND SA

1. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
[ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
[ ] Other (please specify) (iii):

1. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv):

Name: Deutsche Asset Management Investment GmbH

City and country of registered office (if applicable):
Frankfurt am Main

1. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v):

2. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi): 15.03.2016

3. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

                                 % of voting
               % of voting       rights        Total of   Total number
               rights attached   through       both in %  of voting
               to shares (total  financial     (7.A +     rights of
               of 7.A)           instruments   7.B)      issuer (vii)
                                 (total of
                                 7.B.1 +
                                 7.B.2)
   

   Resulting situation
   on the date on
   which threshold 4.90% 0.00% 4.90% 45361112
   was crossed or
   reached

Position of
previous 5.22% N/A 5.22%
notification (if
applicable)

1. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
   threshold was crossed or reached (viii):

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ISIN code (if
possible) (Art 9 of (Art 10 of (Art 9 of (Art 10 of
Directive Directive Directive Directive
2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC)
LU0307018795 N/A 2,221,026 N/A 4.90%

SUBTOTAL A 2,221,026 4.90%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/
109/EC

                                Number of voting 
                                rights that may be

Type of Expirat- Exercise/ acquired if the % of voting rights
financial ion Conversion instrument is exer-
instrument date (x) Period (xi) cised/ converted.

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

                   SUBTOTAL B.1      N/A                 N/A

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC

                      Exercise/

Type of Expiration Conversion Physical or Number of % of
financial date(x) Period(xi) cash voting voting
instrument settlement(xii) rights rights

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

                                 SUBTOTAL B.2       N/A         N/A

1. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
   obligation (please tick the applicable box):

[X] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s)holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer. (xiii)

[ ] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv):

                            % of voting rights
      % of voting rights    through financial in-    Total of both if
      if it equals or is    struments if it equals   it equals or is

Name xv higher than the or is higher than the higher than the
notifiable threshold notifiable threshold notifiable
threshold

1. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold
   [% and number] voting rights as of [date]

2. Additional information (xvi):

Please note the last disclosure filed for SAF-Holland S.A. was in May 2014
under Deutsche Bank AG at 5.29% on behalf of Deutsche Asset & Wealth
Management Investment GmbH (5.22%), DWS Investment S.A. (0.05%) and
Oppenheim Asset Management Services S.à r.l. (0.02%)

A Declaration of Independence was filed for Deutsche Asset & Wealth
Management Investment GmbH in August 2014 and an update filed in October
2015. Due to the Declaration of Independence Deutsche Asset & Wealth
Management Investment GmbH files disclosures independently. There will be
no disclosures filed under Deutsche Bank AG following clarification with
the regulator.

Please also note that as of 17th March 2016, Deutsche Asset & Wealth
Management Investment GmbH was renamed as Deutsche Asset Management
Investment GmbH

Done at London on 22 March 2016.

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Language: English
Company: SAF-HOLLAND S.A.
68-70, boulevard de la Pétrusse
L-2320 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Internet: www.safholland.com

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