Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, DE000CBK1001

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft / DE000CBK1001

15.01.2025 - 13:27:15

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft: 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: Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft

15.01.2025 / 13:27 CET/CEST
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Name:	Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Street:	Kaiserstraße 16
Postal code:	60311
City:	Frankfurt am Main Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):	851WYGNLUQLFZBSYGB56

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

Legal entity: Barclays PLC
City of registered office, country: London, United Kingdom

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

Barclays Bank PLC

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

07 Jan 2025

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	7.72 %	8.33 %	16.05 %	1184669009
Previous notification	0.09 %	6.72 %	6.81 %	/

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)
DE000CBK1001	0	91510495	0.00 %	7.72 %
Total	91510495		7.72 %

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 %
Right to Recall	n/a	n/a	281291	0.02 %
		Total	281291	0.02 %

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 %
CFD	n/a	n/a	Cash	3000088	0.25 %
Put Option	01/07/2026 – 01/07/2027	n/a	Cash	32798566	2.77 %
Call Option	01/07/2026 – 01/07/2027	n/a	Cash	62157443	5.25 %
Portfolio Swap	29/04/2025 - 04/08/2031	n/a	Cash	389387	0.03 %
			Total	98345484	8.30 %

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)
Barclays PLC	%	%	%
Barclays Bank PLC	7.54 %	8.04 %	15.58 %
Barclays Capital Securities Limited	%	%	%

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:

Please note that the Put Option and Call Option relate to a collar transaction.

Date

13 Jan 2025

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