BKS Bank AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Nov 4, 2020

publication: 04.11.2020 16:58 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/1604505480392 keywords: Company / Voting rights / BKS Bank AG

Holding announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)

BKS Bank AG: Release according to art. 135 section 2 BörseG

Klagenfurt (pta026/04.11.2020/16:58) - Release of Announcement according to art. 135 section 2 BörseG Notification of Major Holdings

1. Issuer:

BKS Bank AG, St. Veiter Ring 43, 9020 Klagenfurt, Austria

2. Reason for notification:

Change of Total Voting Rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: UniCredit S.p.A City and country of registered office: Milan, Italy

4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3

UniCredit Bank Austria AG

CABO Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

31.10.2020

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 of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed / reached	29.78	0.00	29.78	42,942,900
Position of previous notification	30.31		30.31

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

7.a. Voting rights attached to shares

ISIN code	absolute direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)	absolute indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)	in % direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)	in % indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)
AT0000624705	0	12,788,737	0.00	29.78

12,788,737
	Total:		29.78

7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018

Type of instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise Period	Voting Rights Absolute	Voting Rights in %
		Total:

7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018

Type of	Expiration Date	Exercise Period	Physical /Cash	Voting Rights	Voting Rights in
instrument			Settlement	Absolute	%
			Total:

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial/other instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.

No.	Name	Directly controlled by	Shares held directly (%)	Financial/other instruments	Total of both (%)
		No.		held directly (%)
1	UniCredit S.p.A
2	UniCredit Bank Austria AG	1	6.63		6.63
3	CABET Holding-GmbH	2
4	CABO Beteiligungsges ellschaft m.b.H.	3	23.15		23.15

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information

The reason for the notification according to §§130/133 Stock Exchange Act is a change in votings rights as a result of the conversion of preferred shares into ordinary shares of BKS Bank AG, which will result in a marginal change of voting rights share of UniCredit Bank Austria-Group in BKS Bank AG. This proportion of voting rights of UniCredit Bank Austria-Group will decrease from 30,31% to 29,78% (direct + indirect).

Note: in the present case it is not a share transfer but a share conversion only.

emitter:	BKS Bank AG St. Veiter Ring 43 9020 Klagenfurt Austria
contact person:	Dr. Dieter Kohl
phone:	0463-5858-139
e-mail:	dieter.kohl@bks.at
website:	www.bks.at
ISIN(s):	AT0000624705 (share), AT0000A2HQD1 (share)
stock exchanges:	official trade in Vienna

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