Voting Rights Announcements | 24 August 2017 14:00


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

KUKA Aktiengesellschaft

24.08.2017 / 14:00
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.


Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft
Postfach 43 12 69
86072 Augsburg
Germany

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 obligation
Name: City and country of registered office:
Midea Group Co., Ltd. Foshan
China

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

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
18 Aug 2017

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 94.55 % 81.04 % 94.55 % 39775470
Previous notification 94.55 % 0.0 % 94.55 % /

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)
DE0006204407 37605732 % 94.55 %
Total 37605732 94.55 %

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 %
Acquired shares with settlement date still outstanding n/a n/a 32233536 81.04 %
Total 32233536 81.04 %

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 %
%
Total %

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)
Midea Group Co., Ltd. % % %
Midea International Corporation Company Limited % % %
MECCA International (BVI) Limited 94.55 % % 94.55 %
Midea Group Co., Ltd. % % %
Guangdong Midea Electric Company Limited % % %
Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V. % 81.04 % 81.04 %

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:
No aggregation of the voting rights according to 7.a. and the instruments according to 7.b.1. as both refer to the same voting rights.



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Language: English
Company: KUKA Aktiengesellschaft
Postfach 43 12 69
86072 Augsburg
Germany
Internet: www.kuka.com

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