DGAP-PVR: Daimler AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution


Daimler AG 

18.04.2012 15:33

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Publication pursuant to section 26 (1) WpHG

Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 a (1) WpHG

We have received the following notification of voting rights pursuant to
section 25 a (1) WpHG:

1. Details of listed company: Daimler AG, Mercedesstraße 137, 70327
Stuttgart, Germany

2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation
(notifier): Morgan Stanley, US, New York

3.          Triggering event: Exceeding threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 10%

5.        Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 30.03.2012

6. Total amount of voting rights:    10.58% (equals: 112,831,022 voting
rights)

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

(Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25a WpHG:  7.23%
(equals: 77,124,514 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly:  7.23% (equals: 77,124,514 voting rights)

(Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25 WpHG: 3.23% (equals:
34,431,634 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 3.23% (equals:  34,431,634 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG:   0.12% (equals:  1,274,874
voting rights)

8.      Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to
section 25a WpHG:
    
Chain of controlled undertakings: Morgan Stanley International Holdings
Inc, Morgan Stanley International Limited, Morgan Stanley Group (Europe),
Morgan Stanley UK Group, Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc

Description of the (financial/other) instruments:|[![CDATA[|[pre|]]]|]
section 25 WpHG                          section 25 a WpHG
 
Physically-Settled Call Options          Cash-Settled Call Options
 
Expiration Dates:                        Expiration Dates:
10 April 2012                            15 June 2012
20 April 2012                            22 June 2012
02 May 2012                              21 December 2012
15 June 2012
21 September 2012
21 December 2012
15 March 2013
21 June 2013
20 December 2013
20 June 2014
19 December 2014
 
Retransfer claims:                       Physically-Settled Put Options
 
Expiration Dates:                        Expiration Dates:
Various contracts that can be            10 April 2012
exercised at the lenders discretion      15 June 2012
                                         21 September 2012
                                         21 December 2012
                                         20 June 2014
                                         19 December 2014
 
                                         Cash-Settled Swaps
 
                                         Expiration Dates:
                                         10 April 2012
                                         13 April 2012
                                         30 April 2012
                                         15 June 2012
                                         21 December 2012
                                         16 December 2013
                                         20 December 2013
                                         20 January 2014
 
                                         Cash-Settled Put Options
 
                                         Expiration Dates:
                                         15 June 2012
                                         22 June 2012
                                         21 December 2012
                                         28 October 2013
                                         28 October 2014
 
                                         Cash-Settled Futures
 
                                         Expiration Dates:
                                         20 April 2012
                                         15 June 2012
                                         20 July 2012
                                         21 December 2012

 
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Language:     English
Company:      Daimler AG
              Mercedesstrasse 137
              70327 Stuttgart
              Germany
Internet:     http://www.daimler.com
 
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