Voting Rights Announcements | 2 April 2015 18:00


K+S Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

K+S Aktiengesellschaft 

02.04.2015 18:00

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG on
March 31, 2015:

1. Listed company:
K+S Aktiengesellschaft 
Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 7, 34131 Kassel, Germany 

2. Notifier:
Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, United States 

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold 

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5% 

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
25.03.2015 

6. Total amount of voting rights:
5.30% (equals 10148778 voting rights) 
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
191400000

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG:
1.67% (equals 3203105 voting rights) 
thereof held indirectly:
1.67% (equals 3203105 voting rights) 

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
Art. 25 WpHG:
3.49% (equals 6684817 voting rights) 
thereof held indirectly:
3.49% (equals 6684817 voting rights) 

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
0.14% (equals 260856 voting rights) 

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art.
25a, Sec. 1 WpHG:

Chain of controlled undertakings:
Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley Group (Europe)
Morgan Stanley UK Group
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Morgan Stanley Turnberry Limited
Morgan Stanley Montgomerie Investments Limited
Morgan Stanley Equity Derivative Services (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l 

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Cash-Settled Swaps
Expiration Dates:
27 May 2015
16 December 2015
6 January 2016
19 September 2016
6 October 2016
17 October 2016
5 December 2016
13 February 2017
27 February 2017
20 March 2017

Physically-Settled Put Options
Expiration Dates:
19 June 2015
18 December 2015
17 June 2016
21 December 2018

Cash-Settled Call Options
Expiration Dates:
18 December 2015



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Language:     English
Company:      K+S Aktiengesellschaft
              Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 7
              34131 Kassel
              Germany
Internet:     www.k-plus-s.com
 
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