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Commerzbank AG Major Shareholding Notification 2025
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Major Shareholding Notification
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Voting rights Announcements | 29 September 2025 10:30
Barclays PLC, London, United Kingdom
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
29.09.2025 / 10:30 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: Barclays PLC
City of registered office, country: London, United Kingdom
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:22 Sep 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 | 0.00 % | 4.25 % | 4.25 % | 1127496195 |
| Previous notification | 0.20 % | 5.28 % | 5.48 % | / |
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 | 17839 | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Total | 17839 | 0.00 % |
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 | NA | NA | 4543594 | 0.40 % |
| Physical Call Option | 19/12/2025-21/12/2027 | NA | 2919697 | 0.26 % |
| Total | 7463291 | 0.66 % |
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 % |
| CFD | NA | NA | Cash | 3974220 | 0.35 % |
| Put Option | 01/10/2026 – 30/12/2027 | NA | Cash | 16423386 | 1.46 % |
| Put Option | 19/12/2025-21/12/2027 | NA | Cash | 195651 | 0.02 % |
| Call Option | 01/07/2026 – 01/07/2027 | NA | Cash | 2101297 | 0.19 % |
| Call Option | 19/12/2025-21/12/2027 | NA | Cash | 4758188 | 0.42 % |
| Equity Swap | 01/08/2030- 09/09/2030 | NA | Cash | 9128899 | 0.81 % |
| Portfolio Swap | 15/12/2025-04/08/2031 | NA | Cash | 2343789 | 0.21 % |
| Put Option | 19/12/2025-21/12/2027 | NA | Physical | 1470619 | 0.13 % |
| Total | 40396049 | 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) |
| Barclays PLC | % | % | % |
| Barclays Bank PLC | % | % | % |
| Barclays Capital Securities Limited | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Barclays PLC | % | % | % |
| Barclays Bank PLC | % | % | % |
| Barclays US Holdings Limited | % | % | % |
| Barclays US LLC | % | % | % |
| Barclays Group US Inc. | % | % | % |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| Barclays PLC | % | % | % |
| Barclays Bank PLC | % | % | % |
| Barclays Directors Limited | % | % | % |
| Barclays Group Holdings Limited | % | % | % |
| Barclays Investments solutions Limited | % | % | % |
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
26 Sep 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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