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Biotest AG Major Shareholding Notification 2021
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Voting Rights Announcements | 11 January 2021 12:30
Biotest AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
Biotest AG
11.01.2021 / 12:30
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP – a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
| Name: | Biotest AG |
| Street: | Landsteinerstraße 5 |
| Postal code: | 63303 |
| City: | Dreieich Germany |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 529900JVX7RPXBLYUD89 |
2. Reason for notification
| Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights | |
| Acquisition/disposal of instruments | |
| Change of breakdown of voting rights | |
| X | Other reason: Change in Trading Book Exemption according to sec. 36 para.1 WpHG due to Brexit |
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationLegal entity: UBS Group AG
City of registered office, country: Zurich , Switzerland
4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
UBS AG
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:01 Jan 2021
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 | 3.10 % | 0.00 % | 3.10 % | 19,785,726 |
| Previous notification | 0.03 % | 0.00 % | 0.03 % | / |
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) |
|
| DE0005227201 | 0 | 613.423 | 0.00 % | 3.10 % |
| Total | 613,423 | 3.10 % |
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) |
| UBS Group AG | % | % | % |
| UBS AG | 3.10 % | % | % |
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:
UK entities no longer able to use trading book exemption after Brexit
Date
06 Jan 2021
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Biotest AG |
| Landsteinerstraße 5 | |
| 63303 Dreieich | |
| Germany | |
| Internet: | http://www.biotest.de |
| End of News | DGAP News Service |