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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Apr 9, 2025
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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements
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Voting rights Announcements | 9 April 2025 17:52
Bank of America Corporation, Wilmington, DE, United States of America (USA)
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
09.04.2025 / 17:52 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: | Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft |
| Street: | Kaiserstraße 16 |
| Postal code: | 60311 |
| City: | Frankfurt am Main Germany |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 851WYGNLUQLFZBSYGB56 |
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: Bank of America Corporation
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:07 Apr 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 | 0.19 % | 10.11 % | 10.31 % | 1184669009 |
| Previous notification | 0.11 % | 9.78 % | 9.90 % | / |
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) |
|
| DE000CBK1001 | 0 | 2004743 | 0.00 % | 0.17 % |
| US2025976059 | 0 | 290434 | 0.00 % | 0.02 % |
| Total | 2295177 | 0.19 % |
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 | n/a | n/a | 3365646 | 0.28 % |
| Rights of Use | n/a | n/a | 3672191 | 0.31 % |
| Physical Call Options | 17/04/2025 – 19/06/2026 | n/a | 3894631 | 0.33 % |
| Physical Swap | 26/06/2025 | n/a | 236104 | 0.02 % |
| Total | 11168572 | 0.94 % |
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 % |
| Swaps | 10/04/2025 – 16/03/2029 | n/a | Cash | 19408419 | 1.64 % |
| Put Options | 17/04/2025 – 18/12/2026 | n/a | Physical | 12350000 | 1.04 % |
| Put Options | 23/09/2025 – 23/09/2026 | n/a | Cash | 20346946 | 1.72 % |
| Call Options | 23/09/2025 – 23/09/2026 | n/a | Cash | 56537931 | 4.77 % |
| Total | 108643296 | 9.17 % |
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) |
| Bank of America Corporation | % | % | % |
| NB Holdings Corporation | % | % | % |
| BAC North America Holding Company | % | % | % |
| Bank of America, National Association | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Bank of America Corporation | % | % | % |
| NB Holdings Corporation | % | % | % |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Bank of America Corporation | % | % | % |
| NB Holdings Corporation | % | % | % |
| Merrill Lynch International, LLC | % | % | % |
| Merrill Lynch Group Holdings I, L.L.C. | % | % | % |
| BofA Securities Europe SA | % | 7.77 % | 7.89 % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Bank of America Corporation | % | % | % |
| NB Holdings Corporation | % | % | % |
| BAC North America Holding Company | % | % | % |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | % | % | % |
| Managed Account Advisors LLC | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Bank of America Corporation | % | % | % |
| NB Holdings Corporation | % | % | % |
| BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited | % | % | % |
| BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited | % | % | % |
| Merrill Lynch International | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Bank of America Corporation | % | % | % |
| NB Holdings Corporation | % | % | % |
| BAC North America Holding Company | % | % | % |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Incorporated | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Bank of America Corporation | % | % | % |
| NB Holdings Corporation | % | % | % |
| BAC North America Holding Company | % | % | % |
| Bank of America, National Association | % | % | % |
| U.S. Trust Company of Delaware | % | % | % |
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
09 Apr 2025
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft |
| Kaiserstraße 16 | |
| 60311 Frankfurt am Main | |
| Germany | |
| Internet: | www.commerzbank.de |
| End of News | EQS News Service |
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