Major Shareholding Notification • Nov 13, 2024
Major Shareholding Notification
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Voting Rights Announcements | 13 November 2024 14:07
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
Covestro AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
13.11.2024 / 14:07 CET/CEST
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Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
| Name: | Covestro AG |
| Street: | Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60 |
| Postal code: | 51373 |
| City: | Leverkusen Germany |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 3912005AWHKLQ1CPLV11 |
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 obligationLegal entity: Morgan Stanley
City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware , United States of America (USA)
4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:07 Nov 2024
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 | 2.09 % | 3.05 % | 5.14 % | 189000000 |
| Previous notification | 3.01 % | 2.92 % | 5.92 % | / |
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) |
|
| DE0006062144 | 0 | 3948926 | 0 % | 2.09 % |
| Total | 3948926 | 2.09 % |
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 % |
| Equity Call Option | From 20.12.2024 to 20.06.2025 | at any time | 810800 | 0.43 % |
| Right of recall over securities lending agreements | at any time | at any time | 311624 | 0.16 % |
| Total | 1122424 | 0.59 % |
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 % |
| Equity Put Option | From 20.12.2024 to 18.12.2026 | at any time | Physical | 690800 | 0.37 % |
| Retail Structured Product | From 16.03.2071 to 01.10.2074 | at any time | Cash | 462 | 0 % |
| Equity Swap | From 17.02.2025 to 24.02.2026 | at any time | Cash | 3945579 | 2.09 % |
| Compound Option | 17.02.2026 | at any time | Cash | 250 | 0 % |
| Retail Structured Product – Note | 17.02.2026 | at any time | Cash | 249 | 0 % |
| Total | 4637340 | 2.45 % |
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) |
| Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, LLC | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley International Limited | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Investments (UK) | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | % | % | % |
| Prime Dealer Services Corp. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley B.V. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | % | % | % |
| Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC | % | % | % |
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:
Date
13 Nov 2024
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Covestro AG |
| Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60 | |
| 51373 Leverkusen | |
| Germany | |
| Internet: | www.covestro.com |
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