Continental AG 05.05.2014 14:35 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG on April 30, 2014: 1. Listed company: Continental AG Vahrenwalder StraÃe 9, 30165 Hannover, Deutschland 2. Notifier: H M Treasury, London, United Kingdom 3. Triggering event: Exceeding Threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 24.04.2014 6. Total amount of voting rights: 5.29% (equals 10588179 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 200005983 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG: 3.27% (equals 6550616 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 3.27% (equals 6550616 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0% (equals 0 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0% (equals 0 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 2.02% (equals 4037563 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled Liffe Forward Maturity: Expiration date: 16.05.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Physically Settled Eurex For Maturity: Expiration date: 16.05.2014 05.05.2014 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Continental AG Vahrenwalder StraÃe 9 30165 Hannover Germany Internet: www.conti.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------