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


Wirecard AG 

20.10.2016 11:00

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

     Wirecard AG                
     Einsteinring 35            
     85609 Aschheim b. München  
     Germany                    

2. Reason for notification

     X    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:  
     Citigroup Inc    Wilmington, Delaware                    
                      United States of America (USA)          

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

     N/A  

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

     12 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-          4.6433 %             0.8982 %   5.5415 %     123565586 
  ing                                                                     
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  Previo-             N/A %                N/A %      N/A %             / 
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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) 
  DE0007472060                         5737563               %        4.6433 % 
  Total            5737563                        4.6433 %                   

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          % 
    Listed      16.12.2016                      8000   0.0065 % 
    Option                                                      
    Listed      21.10.2016                    100000   0.0809 % 
    Option                                                      
    Listed      16.12.2016                     79000   0.0639 % 
    Option                                                      
                               Total          187000   0.1513 % 

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

    Type of    Expiration   Exercise or  Cash or       Voting    Voting 
    instrume-  or maturity  conversion   physical      rights    rights 
    nt         date         period       settlement  absolute      in % 
    OTC Swap   28.08.2017                Cash          504938  0.4086 % 
    OTC Swap   20.02.2017                Cash           42465  0.0344 % 
    OTC Swap   03.10.2017                Cash          200000  0.1619 % 
    OTC Swap   03.05.2017                Cash          170000  0.1376 % 
    OTC Swap   11.10.2018                Cash            5559  0.0045 % 
                                         Total         922962  0.7469 % 

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) 
  Citigroup Inc             N/A %                    N/A %          N/A % 
  Citigroup                 N/A %                    N/A %          N/A % 
  Global                                                                  
  Markets                                                                 
  Holdings Inc                                                            
  Citigroup                 N/A %                    N/A %          N/A % 
  Financial                                                               
  Products Inc                                                            
  Citigroup                 N/A %                    N/A %          N/A % 
  Global                                                                  
  Markets                                                                 
  Europe                                                                  
  Limited.                                                                
  Citigroup                 N/A %                    N/A %          N/A % 
  Global                                                                  
  Markets                                                                 
  Limited                                                                 

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:      Wirecard AG
              Einsteinring 35
              85609 Aschheim b. München
              Germany
Internet:     www.wirecard.com
 
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