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Major Shareholding Notification • May 15, 2025
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Voting rights Announcements | 15 May 2025 09:17
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Wilmington, DE, United States of America (USA)
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
15.05.2025 / 09:17 CET/CEST
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by EQS News – a service of EQS Group.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
| Name: | Bayer Aktiengesellschaft |
| Street: | Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1 |
| Postal code: | 51373 |
| City: | Leverkusen Germany |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 549300J4U55H3WP1XT59 |
2. Reason for notification
| 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 obligationLegal entity: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
City of registered office, country: Wilmington, DE, 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:08 May 2025
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 | 0.72 % | 4.57 % | 5.30 % | 982424082 |
| Previous notification | 0.25 % | 5.20 % | 5.45 % | / |
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) |
|
| US0727303028 | 0 | 65879 | 0 % | 0.01 % |
| DE000BAY0017 | 0 | 7024458 | 0 % | 0.72 % |
| Total | 7090337 | 0.72 % |
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 % |
| Right To Recall | Open | 1574562 | 0.16 % | |
| Right Of Use | Open | 630740 | 0.06 % | |
| Call Option | 14.02.2029 | 12460189 | 1.27 % | |
| Forward | 10.12.2025 | 10780 | 0.001 % | |
| Swap | 15.12.2026 | 249954 | 0.03 % | |
| Call Warrant | 13.02.2029 | 566041 | 0.06 % | |
| Total | 15492266 | 1.58 % |
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 % |
| Swap | 07.05.2035 | Cash | 11037733 | 1.12 % | |
| Put Option | 16.12.2033 | Cash | 3674515 | 0.37 % | |
| Forward | 20.03.2026 | Cash | 619181 | 0.06 % | |
| Call Option | 10.04.2037 | Cash | 7894170 | 0.80 % | |
| Put Option | 17.12.2027 | Physical | 2705468 | 0.28 % | |
| Future | 16.12.2033 | Cash | 1350360 | 0.14 % | |
| Call Warrant | 31.12.2030 | Cash | 2164817 | 0.22 % | |
| Total | 29446245 | 2.99 % |
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) |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| GSAM Holdings LLC | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GmbH | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| GS Global Markets, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Finance Corp International Ltd | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs International Bank | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Folio Financial, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Folio Investments, Inc. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| GS Finance Corp. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs International | % | % | % |
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
14 May 2025
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Bayer Aktiengesellschaft |
| Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1 | |
| 51373 Leverkusen | |
| Germany | |
| Internet: | www.bayer.com |
| End of News | EQS News Service |
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