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


Symrise AG 

28.03.2014 17:15

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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1.) M&G Group Limited, London, United Kingdom, informed us pursuant to
    Section 21 Paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that
    its share of the voting rights in Symrise AG fell on March 24, 2014
    below the 5 % threshold and as of this day amounts to 4.9972 %. This
    corresponds to 5,905,387 votes. This 4.9972 % is attributed to it
    pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 in conjunction with
    Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 2 of the German Securities Trading Act
    (WpHG). The voting rights are attributed to the following shareholders
    whose share of voting rights in Symrise AG amount to 3 % or more: M&G
    Investment Funds (1).

2.) M&G Investment Management Limited, London, United Kingdom, informed us
    pursuant to Section 21 Paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act
    (WpHG) that its share of the voting rights in Symrise AG fell on March
    24, 2014 below the 5 % threshold and as of this day amounts to 4.9972
    %. This corresponds to 5,905,387 votes. This 4.9972 % is attributed to
    it pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 of the German
    Securities Trading Act (WpHG). The voting rights are attributed to the
    following shareholders whose share of voting rights in Symrise AG
    amount to 3 % or more: M&G Investment Funds (1).

3.) M&G Limited, London, United Kingdom, informed us pursuant to Section 21
    Paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that its share
    of the voting rights in Symrise AG fell on March 24, 2014 below the 5 %
    threshold and as of this day amounts to 4.9972 %. This corresponds to
    5,905,387 votes. This 4.9972 % is attributed to it pursuant to Section
    22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 in conjunction with Section 22
    Paragraph 1 Sentence 2 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG). The
    voting rights are attributed to the following shareholders whose share
    of voting rights in Symrise AG amount to 3 % or more: M&G Investment
    Funds (1).

4.) M&G Investment Funds (1), London, United Kingdom, informed us on March
    24, 2014 pursuant to Section 21 Paragraph 1 of the German Securities
    Trading Act (WpHG) that its share of the voting rights in Symrise AG
    fell below the 5 % threshold and as of this day amounts to 4.4362 %.
    This corresponds to 5,242,500 votes.


Holzminden, March 2014

Symrise Aktiengesellschaft
The Management Board



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Language:     English
Company:      Symrise AG
              Mühlenfeldstraße 1
              37603 Holzminden
              Germany
Internet:     www.symrise.com
 
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