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 

02.11.2016 13:16

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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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

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

2. Reason for notification

     X    Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights  
          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:  
     Warburg Pincus & Co.    New York                                
                             United States of America (USA)          

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

     WP International VI S.à r.l.  

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

     27 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-           14.40 %                  0 %    14.40 %      55683024 
  ing                                                                     
  situat-                                                                 
  ion                                                                     
  Previo-           18.62 %                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) 
  DE0006053952                       8,018,355               %         14.40 % 
  Total           8,018,355                       14.40 %                    

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 
    instrume-  or maturity  conversion   physical      rights  rights 
    nt         date         period       settlement  absolute    in % 
                                                                    % 
                                         Total                      % 

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 
                          rights (if at  through instruments  both (if at 
                          least held 3%    (if at least held   least held 
                               or more)          5% or more)  5% or more) 
  Warburg Pincus & Co.              % %                  % %          % % 
  Warburg Pincus                    % %                  % %          % % 
  Partners GP LLC                                                         
  Warburg Pincus                    % %                  % %          % % 
  Partners, L.P.                                                          
  (formerly known as:                                                     
  Warburg Pincus                                                          
  Partners LLC)                                                           
  WPP GP LLC                        % %                  % %          % % 
  Warburg Pincus X GP               % %                  % %          % % 
  L.P. (formerly known                                                    
  as: Warburg Pincus X                                                    
  LLC)                                                                    
  Warburg Pincus X, L.P.            % %                  % %          % % 
  Warburg Pincus Private            % %                  % %          % % 
  Equity X, L.P.                                                          
  WP X International                % %                  % %          % % 
  Holdings LLC                                                            
  WP International VI          14.40% %                  % %     14.40% % 
  S.à r.l.                                                                

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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