DGAP-PVR: METRO AG: Publication according to Sec. 26 para. 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

METRO AG 

19.02.2015 19:57

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


Notification of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 25a para. 1 WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to Sec. 25a para. 1 WpHG on
February 19, 2015:

1. Listed company:
METRO AG
Metro-Straße 1, 40235 Düsseldorf, Germany

2. Notifier:
Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5%

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
13.02.2015

6. Total amount of voting rights:
6.64 % (equals: 21524656 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
324109563

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 

Voting rights proportion based on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to
Sec. 25a WpHG:
1.98 % (equals: 6402148 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 1.98 % (equals: 6402148 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to
Sec. 25 WpHG:
4.63 % (equals: 15020500 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly: 4.63 % (equals: 15020500 voting rights) 

Voting rights pursuant to Sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.03% (equals: 102008 voting
rights)

8. Detailed information on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to Sec.
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 Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Morgan Stanley Turnberry Limited
Morgan Stanley Montgomerie Investments Limited
Morgan Stanley Equity Derivative Services (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l


ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument:
Cash-Settled Futures
Expiration Dates:
20 March 2015

ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument:
Physically-Settled Put Options
Expiration Dates:
20 February 2015
20 March 2015
18 December 2015

ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument:
Cash-Settled Call Options
Expiration Dates:
24 March 2015
18 December 2015

ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument:
Cash-Settled Swaps
Expiration Dates:
27 February 2015
29 March 2016



19.02.2015 The DGAP 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:      METRO AG
              Metro-Straße 1
              40235 Düsseldorf
              Germany
Internet:     www.metrogroup.de
 
End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------