Voting Rights Announcements | 15 May 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 

15.05.2015 18:00

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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a) Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG on
May 12, 2015:

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

2. Notifier:
BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, DE, United States 

3. Triggering event:
Falling below threshold 

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

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
08.05.2015 

6. Total amount of voting rights:
4.96% (equals 9485720 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. 25 WpHG:
1.10% (equals 2112195 voting rights) 
thereof held indirectly:
1.10% (equals 2112195 voting rights) 

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
3.85% (equals 7373525 voting rights) 

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25
WpHG:

8.1 Chain of controlled undertakings:
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock
Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.;
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock
International Holdings, Inc.; BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.;
BlackRock Group Limited; BlackRock International Limited; BlackRock Life
Limited

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock
International Holdings, Inc.; BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.;
BlackRock Group Limited; BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited;
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

b) Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG on
May 12, 2015:

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

2. Notifier:
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, United States 

3. Triggering event:
Falling below threshold 

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

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
08.05.2015 

6. Total amount of voting rights:
4.87% (equals 9327842 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. 25 WpHG:
1.10% (equals 2112195 voting rights) 
thereof held indirectly:
1.10% (equals 2112195 voting rights) 

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
3.77% (equals 7215647 voting rights) 

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25
WpHG:

8.1 Chain of controlled undertakings:
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock
Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional
Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock International Holdings,
Inc.; BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.; BlackRock Group Limited;
BlackRock International Limited; BlackRock Life Limited

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock International Holdings,
Inc.; BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.; BlackRock Group Limited;
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited; BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG

c) Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG on
May 12, 2015:

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

2. Notifier:
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE, United States 

3. Triggering event:
Falling below threshold 

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

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
08.05.2015 

6. Total amount of voting rights:
4.87% (equals 9327842 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. 25 WpHG:
1.10% (equals 2112195 voting rights) 
thereof held indirectly:
1.10% (equals 2112195 voting rights) 

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
3.77% (equals 7215647 voting rights) 

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25
WpHG:

8.1 Chain of controlled undertakings:
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware
Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.; BR Jersey International Holdings
L.P.; BlackRock Group Limited; BlackRock International Limited; BlackRock
Life Limited

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.; BR Jersey International Holdings
L.P.; BlackRock Group Limited; BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited; BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG



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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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