Voting Rights Announcements | 13 September 2016 14:36

Klöckner & Co SE: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Klöckner & Co. SE

2016-09-13 / 14:36
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Klöckner & Co. SE
Am Silberpalais 1
47057 Duisburg
Germany

2. Reason for notification

X	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 obligation

Name:	City and country of registered office:
Bank of America Corporation	Wilmington, Delaware United States of America (USA)

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

N/A

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

07 Sep 2016

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	0 %	0.363 %	0.363 %	99750000
Previous notification	1.512 %	4.201 %	5.713 %	/

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

ISIN	absolute		in %
	direct (Sec. 21 WpHG)	indirect (Sec. 22 WpHG)	direct (Sec. 21 WpHG)	indirect (Sec. 22 WpHG)
DE000KC01000	0	0	0 %	0 %
Total	0		0 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
Right to recall securities	N/A	N/A	10873	0.011 %
		Total	10873	0.011 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 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 %
OTC Swaps over Basket (Long)	15.06.2017	N/A	Cash	17,545	0.018 %
OTC Swaps over Basket (Long)	15.05.2017	N/A	Cash	994	0.001 %
OTC Swaps over Basket (Long)	16.01.2017	N/A	Cash	27,931	0.028 %
OTC Swaps over Basket (Long)	17.10.2016	N/A	Cash	5,037	0.005 %
OTC Swaps over Basket (Long)	03.09.2018	N/A	Cash	247,886	0.249 %
OTC Swaps over Basket (Long)	03.09.2018	N/A	Cash	5,092	0.005 %
OTC Swaps over Basket (Long)	02.10.2017	N/A	Cash	16,506	0.017 %
OTC Swaps over Basket (Long)	02.10.2017	N/A	Cash	30,516	0.031 %
OTC Swaps over Basket (Long)	15.12.2017	N/A	Cash	99	0.000 %
			Total	351,606	0.352 %

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

	Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly 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 held 3% or more)	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least held 5% or more)	Total of both (if at least held 5% or more)
Bank of America Corporation	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
NB Holdings Corporation	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
Merrill Lynch International Incorporated	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
Merrill Lynch Group Holdings I, L.L.C.	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
BofAML EMEA Holdings 1 Limited	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
ML UK Capital Holdings Limited	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
Merrill Lynch International	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
	%	%	%
Bank of America Corporation	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
NB Holdings Corporation	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
BAC North America Holding Company	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
BANA Holding Corporation	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
Bank of America, National Association	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
	%	%	%
Bank of America Corporation	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
NB Holdings Corporation	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
Merrill Lynch International Incorporated	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
Merrill Lynch Group Holdings I, L.L.C.	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
Merrill Lynch Equity Scotland Limited Partnership	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
Merrill Lynch Equity S.à r.l.	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
	%	%	%
Bank of America Corporation	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
NB Holdings Corporation	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
BAC North America Holding Company	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp.	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
	%	%	%
Bank of America Corporation	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
NB Holdings Corporation	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
BAC North America Holding Company	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated	N/A %	N/A %	N/A %

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting:
Holding position after general meeting:	% (equals voting rights)

10. Other explanatory remarks:

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Language:	English
Company:	Klöckner & Co. SE
	Am Silberpalais 1
	47057 Duisburg
	Germany
Internet:	www.kloeckner.com

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