METRO AG 02.03.2015 17:48 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 March 2, 2015: 1. Listed company: METRO AG Metro-StraÃe 1, 40235 Düsseldorf, Germany 2. Notifier: Credit Suisse Group AG, Zürich, Switzerland 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 25.02.2015 6. Total amount of voting rights: 3.36% (equals: 10895442 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: 2.03% (equals: 6588408 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 2.03% (equals: 6588408 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to Sec. 25 WpHG: 0.91% (equals: 2951383 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.91% (equals: 2951383 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to Sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.42% (equals: 1355651 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to Sec. 25a WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: Credit Suisse AG Credit Suisse AG Guernsey Branch, Credit Suisse International Credit Suisse Investments (UK), Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 04.05.2015 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 05.05.2015 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 05.06.2015 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 15.06.2015 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 15.07.2015 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 08.12.2015 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 15.12.2015 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 08.02.2016 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 05.05.2016 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 26.05.2016 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 13.07.2016 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 18.07.2016 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 31.01.2017 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Equitiy Swap, Cash Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 02.02.2017 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Long Put Option, Physical Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 13.03.2015 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Long Put Option, Physical Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 10.04.2015 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Long Put Option, Physical Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 12.06.2015 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Long Put Option, Physical Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 11.09.2015 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Long Put Option, Physical Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 11.12.2015 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Long Put Option, Physical Settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 18.12.2015 02.03.2015 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-StraÃe 1 40235 Düsseldorf Germany Internet: www.metrogroup.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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