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KWS SAAT SE: Release of a capital market information

KWS SAAT SE / Share buyback

19.02.2019 / 14:09
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KWS SAAT SE: Release of a capital market information

KWS SAAT SE / share buyback program / 5th Interim Announcement

Disclosure pursuant to Art. 5 Sec. 1 lit. b) and Sec. 3 of the Regulation
(EU) No 596/2014 (MAR) in conjunction with Art. 2 Sec. 2 and Sec. 3 of the
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052 - 5th Interim
Announcement

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In the period from February 11, 2019 up to and including February 15, 2019,
KWS SAAT SE bought back a total of 1,805 shares of KWS SAAT SE within the
framework of the share buyback program. In the announcement of December 19,
2018, pursuant to Art. 2 Sec. 1 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)
2016/1052 it was communicated that the repurchase of treasury shares would
commence on January 9, 2019 (earliest possible acquisition date). The share
buyback commenced on January 14, 2019. In the announcement of February 7,
2019, pursuant to Art. 2 Sec. 1 lit. d) of the Commission Delegated
Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 it was communicated that the period for the
repurchase of treasury shares was extended until March 1, 2019. The sole
purpose of acquiring the shares is to fulfill obligations from the Employee
Stock Program within the meaning of Art. 5 paragraph 2 c) of Regulation
(EU) No. 596/2014.

The overall volume of the shares bought back daily in the period from
February 11, 2019 up to and including February 15, 2019 and the daily
volume-weighted average stock market prices of the shares are as follows:


Datum                Total number of      Average stock        Volume (EUR)
                     shares bought back   market prize (EUR)
                     (number)
February 11, 2019    495                  280.1990             138,698.5050
February 12, 2019    211                  278.2725              58,715.4975
February 13, 2019    259                  279.4788              72,385.0092
February 14, 2019    389                  279.6357             108,778.2873
February 15, 2019    451                  277.2539             125,041.5089

In total             1,805                279.0132             503,618.8079


The total number of shares which have been bought back so far by KWS SAAT SE within the framework of the share buyback program initiated on January 9, 2019 (earliest possible acquisition date) thus amounts to 10,172 shares. Further information pursuant to Article 5 Sec. 1 lit. b) and Sec. 3 of the Regulation (EU) 596/2014 in conjunction with Article 2 Sec. 2 and Sec. 3 of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 is available online under http:// www.kws.com/IR/Employee-Stock-Program. The purchase of the KWS SAAT SE shares was carried out by a bank assigned by KWS SAAT SE and exclusively via the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (XETRA trading). Einbeck, February 19, 2019 KWS SAAT SE The Executive Board --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19.02.2019 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: KWS SAAT SE Grimsehlstraße 31 37555 Einbeck Germany Internet: www.kws.de End of News DGAP News Service