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


STADA Arzneimittel AG 

23.12.2015 13:14

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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     STADA Arzneimittel AG  
     Stadastraße 2-18       
     61118 Bad Vilbel       
     Germany                

2. Reason for notification

          Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights                 
     X    Acquisition/disposal of instruments                               
          Change of breakdown of voting rights                              
     X    Other reason: Delta variation on listed warrants and OTC options  

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

     Name:                    City and country of registered office:  
     Societe Generale S.A.    Paris                                   
                              France                                  

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

   

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

     18.12.2015  

6. Total positions

                % of voting   % of voting rights   total of  total number 
            rights attached  through instruments  both in %     of voting 
           to shares (total    (total of 7.b.1 +    (7.a. +     rights of 
                   of 7.a.)               7.b.2)      7.b.)        issuer 
  Result-            0,00 %               3,70 %     3,70 %      62342440 
  ing                                                                     
  situat-                                                                 
  ion                                                                     
  Previo-            0,00 %               5,19 %     5,19 %             / 
  us                                                                      
  notifi-                                                                 
  cation                                                                  

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

    ISIN      absolute                         in %                     
                   direct        indirect          direct        indirect 
           (Sec. 21 WpHG)  (Sec. 22 WpHG)  (Sec. 21 WpHG)  (Sec. 22 WpHG) 
                                                        %               % 
    Total                                       %                       

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 WpHG

    Type of      Expiration or  Exercise or         Voting     Voting 
    instrument   maturity date  conversion          rights  rights in 
                                period            absolute          % 
    Certificat-  16.11.2020     until 16.11.2020      1552    0,002 % 
    es                                                                
                                Total                 1552    0,002 % 

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 WpHG

    Type of     Expiration   Exercise or  Cash or       Voting  Voting 
    instrumen-  or maturity  conversion   physical      rights  rights 
    t           date         period       settlement  absolute    in % 
    Euro        20.11.2018   until        Cash           15691  0,03 % 
    Medium                   20.11.2018                                
    Term Note                                                          
    OTC         16.12.2016   until        Cash           87462  0,14 % 
    call-opti-               16.12.2016                                
    on                                                                 
    OTC         15.12.2017   until        Cash           55348  0,09 % 
    call-opti-               15.12.2017                                
    on                                                                 
    OTC         21.12.2018   until        Cash            1897  0,00 % 
    call-opti-               21.12.2018                                
    on                                                                 
    OTC         03.01.2025   until        Cash          600000  0,96 % 
    call-opti-               03.01.2025                                
    on                                                                 
    Listed      16.12.2016   until        Cash           87130  0,14 % 
    call                     16.12.2016                                
    warrant                                                            
    Listed      15.12.2017   until        Cash           54208  0,09 % 
    call                     15.12.2017                                
    warrant                                                            
    Listed      21.12.2018   until        Cash            1897  0,00 % 
    call                     21.12.2018                                
    warrant                                                            
    Listed      03.01.2025   until        Cash          599406  0,96 % 
    call                     03.01.2025                                
    warrant                                                            
    Listed      18.03.2016   18.03.2016   Cash          805000  1,29 % 
    call                                                               
    warrant                                                            
                                          Total        2308039  3,70 % 

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

        Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and  
        does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly    
        or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).           
   X    Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate     
        controlling natural person or legal entity:                          

    Name           % of voting       % of voting rights  Total of both 
                 rights (if at  through instruments (if   (if at least 
              least held 3% or      at least held 5% or     held 5% or 
                         more)                    more)          more) 
    Societe                  %                        %              % 
    Generale                                                           
    S.A.                                                               
    Societe                  %                        %              % 
    Generale                                                           
    Effekten                                                           
    GmbH                                                               

9. In case of proxy voting according to § 22 Abs. 3 WpHG

     Date of general meeting:                                             
     Holding position after general meeting:    % (equals voting rights)  


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Language:     English
Company:      STADA Arzneimittel AG
              Stadastraße 2-18
              61118 Bad Vilbel
              Germany
Internet:     www.stada.de
 
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