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


Kontron AG 

19.10.2016 11:07

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.
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     Kontron AG               
     Lise-Meitner-Straße 3-5  
     86156 Augsburg           
     Germany                  

2. Reason for notification

          Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights  
     X    Acquisition/disposal of instruments                
          Change of breakdown of voting rights               
          Other reason:                                      

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

     Name:     City and country of registered office:  
     S&T AG    Linz                                    
               Austria                                 

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

     13 Oct 2016  

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 %              29.90 %    29.90 %      55683024 
  ing                                                                     
  situat-                                                                 
  ion                                                                     
  Previo-             n/a %                n/a %      n/a %             / 
  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 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

    Type of     Expiration or  Exercise or    Voting     Voting 
    instrument  maturity date  conversion     rights  rights in 
                               period       absolute          % 
                                                              % 
                               Total                          % 

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG

  Type of         Expiration   Exercise or  Cash or       Voting   Voting 
  instrument      or maturity  conversion   physical      rights   rights 
                  date         period       settlement  absolute     in % 
  Kaufvertrag     n/a          n/a          Physical     2839835   5.10 % 
  (noch nicht                                                             
  erfüllt)                                                                
  Kaufvertrag     n/a          n/a          Physical     6401087  11.50 % 
  mit                                                                     
  Kartellvorbeh-                                                          
  alt                                                                     
  Kaufvertrag     n/a          n/a          Physical     7408302  13.30 % 
  mit                                                                     
  Kartellvorbeh-                                                          
  alt                                                                     
                                            Total       16649224  29.90 % 

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 at least 
                     least held 3%  (if at least held 5%     held 5% or 
                          or more)              or more)          more) 
    S&T AG                     0 %                   0 %            0 % 
    Blitz 16-575 AG            0 %               29.90 %        29.90 % 
    (zukünftig: S&T                                                     
    Deutschland                                                         
    Holding AG)                                                         

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

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

10. Other explanatory remarks:

   


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Language:     English
Company:      Kontron AG
              Lise-Meitner-Straße 3-5
              86156 Augsburg
              Germany
Internet:     www.kontron.com
 
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