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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Jun 12, 2025
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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements
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Voting rights Announcements | 12 June 2025 12:54
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
12.06.2025 / 12:54 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:05 Jun 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 | 0.17 % | 4.91 % | 5.07 % | 982424082 |
| Previous notification | 0.13 % | 4.82 % | 4.96 % | / |
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 | 312636 | 0 % | 0.03 % |
| DE000BAY0017 | 0 | 1315688 | 0 % | 0.13 % |
| Total | 1628324 | 0.17 % |
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 | 160608 | 0.02 % | |
| Right Of Use | Open | 419719 | 0.04 % | |
| Call Warrant | 13.02.2029 | 750812 | 0.08 % | |
| Swap | 15.12.2026 | 249954 | 0.03 % | |
| Call Option | 14.02.2029 | 11388309 | 1.16 % | |
| Forward | 10.12.2025 | 9380 | 0.0010 % | |
| Total | 12978782 | 1.32 % |
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 | 05.06.2035 | Cash | 15269544 | 1.55 % | |
| Call Option | 10.04.2037 | Cash | 8385609 | 0.85 % | |
| Call Warrant | 31.12.2030 | Cash | 2519695 | 0.26 % | |
| Forward | 20.03.2026 | Cash | 656002 | 0.07 % | |
| Future | 16.12.2033 | Cash | 2616445 | 0.27 % | |
| Put Option | 16.12.2033 | Cash | 3180868 | 0.32 % | |
| Put Option | 17.12.2027 | Physical | 2622068 | 0.27 % | |
| Total | 35250232 | 3.59 % |
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. | % | % | % |
| 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. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GmbH | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| 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
11 Jun 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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