Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Nov 4, 2025
Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements
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Voting rights Announcements | 4 November 2025 17:19
Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America (USA)
Symrise AG
Symrise AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
04.11.2025 / 17:19 CET/CEST
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
| Name: | Symrise AG |
| Street: | Mühlenfeldstraße 1 |
| Postal code: | 37603 |
| City: | Holzminden Germany |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 529900D82I6R9601CF26 |
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: Massachusetts Financial Services Company
City of registered office, country: Boston, Massachusetts, 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:28 Oct 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 | 10.33 % | 0.00 % | 10.33 % | 139772054 |
| Previous notification | 9.96 % | 0.00 % | 9.96 % | / |
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) |
|
| DE000SYM9999 | 0 | 14350605 | 0.00 % | 10.27 % |
| US87155N1090 | 0 | 88129 | 0.00 % | 0.06 % |
| Total | 14438734 | 10.33 % |
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 % |
| 0 | 0.00 % | |||
| Total | 0 | 0.00 % |
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 % |
| 0 | 0.00 % | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0.00 % |
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) |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 7.10 % | % | % |
| MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. | % | % | % |
| 3060097 Nova Scotia Company | % | % | % |
| 3060097 Nova Scotia Company | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 7.10 % | % | % |
| MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 7.10 % | % | % |
| MFS Heritage Trust Company | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 7.10 % | % | % |
| MFS International Ltd. | % | % | % |
| MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd | % | % | % |
| MFS Investment Management Company (Lux) S.à r.l. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 7.10 % | % | % |
| MFS International Ltd. | % | % | % |
| MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd | % | % | % |
| MFS Investment Management K.K. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 7.10 % | % | % |
| MFS International Ltd. | % | % | % |
| MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd | % | % | % |
| MFS International (U.K.) Limited | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 7.10 % | % | % |
| MFS International Ltd. | % | % | % |
| MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd | % | % | % |
| MFS International Singapore Pte. Ltd. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 7.10 % | % | % |
| MFS International Ltd. | % | % | % |
| MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd | % | % | % |
| MFS International Australia Pty Ltd | % | % | % |
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
03 Nov 2025
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Symrise AG |
| Mühlenfeldstraße 1 | |
| 37603 Holzminden | |
| Germany | |
| Internet: | www.symrise.com |
| End of News | EQS News Service |
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