Covestro 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: Covestro AG
23.09.2024 / 19:27 CET/CEST
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Notification of Major Holdings 1. Details of issuer | Name: | Covestro AG | | Street: | Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60 | | Postal code: | 51373 | | City: | Leverkusen
Germany | | Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 3912005AWHKLQ1CPLV11 |
2. Reason for notification | X | Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights | | | Acquisition/disposal of instruments | | | Change of breakdown of voting rights | | | Other reason:
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Legal entity: UBS Group AG
City of registered office, country: Zurich, Switzerland |
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: 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 | 2.96 % | 2.2 % | 5.16 % | 189000000 | | Previous notification | 3.46 % | 1.96 % | 5.42 % | / |
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) | | DE0006062144 | 0 | 5594398 | 0 % | 2.96 % | | Total | 5594398 | 2.96 % |
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 of Lent shares | - | At any time | 716817 | 0.38 % | | Rights of Use over shares | - | At any time | 65254 | 0.03 % | | Rights of use over ADR (US22304D2071) | - | At any time | 482 | 0 % | | Long Call Option | 20/09/2024-20/12/2024 | | 455784 | 0.24 % | | | | Total | 1238337 | 0.66 % |
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 % | | Short Put Option | 20/09/2024-19/12/2025 | | Physical | 316900 | 0.17 % | | Rights of use over Convertible (CH1327179318) | At any time | | Physical | 4276 | 0 % | | Rights of use over Convertible (CH1333573132) | At any time | | Cash | 988 | 0 % | | Rights of use over Convertible (CH1352589340) | At any time | | Cash | 515 | 0 % | | Equity Swaps | 04/06/2025-20/01/2028 | | Physical | 1340000 | 0.71 % | | Swaps on Baskets | 28/11/2024 -26/11/2025 | | Cash | 1251793 | 0.66 % | | | | | Total | 2914472 | 1.54 % |
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) | | UBS Group AG | % | % | % | | UBS AG | % | % | % | | UBS Switzerland AG | % | % | % | | - | % | % | % | | UBS Group AG | % | % | % | | UBS AG | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management AG | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited | % | % | % | | - | % | % | % | | UBS Group AG | % | % | % | | UBS AG | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management AG | % | % | % | | UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. | % | % | % | | - | % | % | % | | UBS Group AG | % | % | % | | UBS AG | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management AG | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG | % | % | % | | UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG | % | % | % | | - | % | % | % | | UBS Group AG | % | % | % | | UBS AG | % | % | % | | UBS Americas Holding LLC | % | % | % | | UBS Americas Inc. | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC | % | % | % | | - | % | % | % | | UBS Group AG | % | % | % | | UBS AG | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management AG | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd | % | % | % | | - | % | % | % | | UBS Group AG | % | % | % | | UBS AG | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management AG | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management (Australia) Ltd | % | % | % | | - | % | % | % | | UBS Group AG | % | % | % | | UBS AG | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management AG | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd | % | % | % | | UBS Asset Management Life Limited | % | % | % | | - | % | % | % | | UBS Group AG | % | % | % | | UBS AG | % | % | % | | UBS Americas Holding LLC | % | % | % | | UBS Americas Inc. | % | % | % | | UBS Financial Services Inc. | % | % | % | | - | % | % | % | | UBS Group AG | % | % | % | | UBS AG | % | % | % | | UBS Americas Holding LLC | % | % | % | | UBS Americas Inc. | % | % | % | | UBS Securities LLC | % | % | % | | - | % | % | % | | UBS Group AG | % | % | % | | UBS AG | % | % | % | | Credit Suisse International | % | % | % | | - | % | % | % | | UBS Group AG | % | % | % | | UBS AG | % | % | % | | Credit Suisse Asset Management International Holding Ltd | % | % | % | | Credit Suisse Asset Management & Investor Services (Schweiz) Holding AG | % | % | % | | Credit Suisse Fund Management S.A. | % | % | % |
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: Date
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Covestro AG |
| Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60 |
| 51373 Leverkusen |
| Germany |
| Internet: | www.covestro.com |
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