Voting Rights Announcements | 7 December 2015 17:02

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG: 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: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

2015-12-07 / 17:02
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Notification of Major Holdings on 04.12.2015

1. Details of issuer

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Göschwitzer Str. 51-52
07745 Jena
Germany

2. Reason for notification

X	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
	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:
Baillie Gifford & Co	Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom

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

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

01.12.2015

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	3,01 %	0 %	3,01 %	81309610
Previous notification	%	%	%	/

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)
DE0005313704		2447170	%	3,01 %
Total	2447170		3,01 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Cash or physical settlement Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %

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)
Baillie Gifford & Co	%	%	%
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited	%	%	%

9. In case of proxy voting according to § 22 Abs. 3 WpHG

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

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Language:	English
Company:	Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
	Göschwitzer Str. 51-52
	07745 Jena
	Germany
Internet:	www.meditec.zeiss.de

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