Mercedes-Benz Group AG / DE0007100000

19.12.2024 - 16:59:42

Mercedes-Benz Group AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Mercedes-Benz Group AG

19.12.2024 / 16:59 CET/CEST
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Name:	Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Street:	Mercedesstrasse 120
Postal code:	70372
City:	Stuttgart Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):	529900R27DL06UVNT076

2. Reason for notification

	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
	Acquisition/disposal of instruments
X	Change of breakdown of voting rights
X	Other reason: voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Legal entity: Morgan Stanley
City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America (USA)

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:

13 Dec 2024

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 pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
New	0.11 %	7.76 %	7.87 %	962903703
Previous notification	0.12 %	6.95 %	7.08 %	/

7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)

ISIN	Absolute		In %
	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE0007100000	0	1059493	0 %	0.11 %
Total	1059493		0.11 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
Equity Call Option	From 20.12.2024 to 18.06.2027	at any time	11945348	1.24 %
Right of recall over securities lending agreements	at any time	at any time	926278	0.1 %
Equity Call Option	From 20.12.2024 to 18.12.2026	at any time	3384372	0.35 %
		Total	16255998	1.69 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (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 %
Equity Put Option	From 20.12.2024 to 15.12.2028	at any time	Physical	11410740	1.19 %
Retail Structured Product	From 10.11.2025 to 25.10.2074	at any time	Cash	3552	0 %
Equity Swap	From 30.01.2025 to 30.08.2028	at any time	Cash	4372987	0.45 %
Equity Call Option	From 28.01.2025 to 30.09.2036	at any time	Cash	16410	0 %
Compound Option	From 20.12.2024 to 02.05.2034	at any time	Cash	686920	0.07 %
Retail Structured Product - Note	From 20.12.2024 to 09.10.2034	at any time	Cash	18155	0 %
Equity Call Option	From 08.01.2027 to 15.07.2027	at any time	Physical	17177846	1.78 %
Equity Call Option	From 26.06.2026 to 28.12.2026	at any time	Physical	14326142	1.49 %
Equity Call Option	From 17.12.2025 to 30.06.2026	at any time	Physical	10500000	1.09 %
Equity Put Option*	From 08.01.2027 to 15.07.2027	at any time	Physical	17177846	1.78 %
Equity Put Option*	From 26.06.2026 to 28.12.2026	at any time	Physical	14326142	1.49 %
Equity Put Option*	From 17.12.2025 to 30.06.2026	at any time	Physical	10500000	1.09 %
Equity Put Option*	From 20.12.2024 to 18.12.2026	at any time	Physical	3384372	0.35 %
			Total	58512752	6.08 %

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

	Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) 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 3% or more)	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more)	Total of both (if at least 5% or more)
Morgan Stanley	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, LLC	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley International Limited	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc	%	5.49 %	5.52 %
-	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC	%	%	%
Prime Dealer Services Corp.	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley Finance LLC	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley B.V.	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC	%	%	%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC	%	%	%

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:

Proportion of voting rights	Proportion of instruments	Total of both
%	%	%

10. Other explanatory remarks:

Regarding sections 7.b.2, the Equity Put Options marked with * were not aggregated as they relate to collar transactions (Call & Put) under which, on a consolidated basis, Morgan Stanley can acquire 4.71% of the voting rights in MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG (or receive an equivalent amount in cash) only once.

Date

19 Dec 2024

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