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KWS SAAT SE: Release of a capital market information

KWS SAAT SE / Share buyback

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KWS SAAT SE: Release of a capital market information

KWS SAAT SE / share buyback program / 6th Interim Announcement and
Announcement of completion

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 - 6th Interim
Announcement and Announcement of Completion

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In the period from February 18, 2019 up to and including February 19, 2019,
KWS SAAT SE bought back a total of 638 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 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).

The overall volume of the shares bought back daily in the period from
February 18, 2019 up to and including February 19, 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 18, 2019    456                  275.1228             125,455.9968
February 19, 2019    182                  276.3508              50,295.8456

In total             638                  275.4731             175,751.8424


The share buyback program is completed. The total number of shares which have been bought back by KWS SAAT SE within the framework of the share buyback program initiated on January 9, 2019 (earliest possible acquisition date) thus amounts to 10,819 shares. This corresponds to approx. 0.16 % of the share capital. The purchase price paid at the stock exchange was in average EUR 286.6387. The total consideration that was paid for the shares amounts to EUR 3,101,144.52. 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. Einbeck, February 26, 2019 KWS SAAT SE The Executive Board --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26.02.2019 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