Commerzbank AG
28.03.2012 18:01
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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We have received the following announcement according to sec. 25 (1) WpHG on 21 March 2012:
1. Listed company: Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Kaiserplatz, 60311 Frankfurt, Germany
2. Notification by The Goldman Sachs Group:
a- Company subject to notification obligation: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, NY, USA
b- Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold
c- Threshold crossed or reached: 5%
d- Date at which threshold is crossed or reached: 7.3.2012
e- Voting rights proportion: 6.72% (equals 375,974,394 voting rights)
calculated from 5,594,109,009 voting rights in total
f- Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
- (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0.24%
(equals 13,666,587 voting rights)
- thereof held indirectly: 0.24% (equals 13,666,587 voting rights)
- Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 6.48% (equals
362,307,807 voting rights)
g- Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec.
25 WpHG:
- Chain of controlled undertakings (starting at the lowest level):
Goldman Sachs International, London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., London, United Kingdom; The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, USA.
- Expiry Date:
Call Option (Physical) 0.0148%, 16 March 2012
Call Option (Physical) 0.019%, 15 June 2012
Call Option (Physical) 0.0005%, 21 December 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0025%, 16 March 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0011%, 15 June 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0178%, 20 December 2012
3. Notification by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C:
a- Company subject to notification obligation: Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., London, United Kingdom
b- Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold
c- Threshold crossed or reached: 5%
d- Date at which threshold is crossed or reached: 7.3.2012
e- Voting rights proportion: 6.69% (equals 374,176,554 voting rights)
calculated from 5,594,109,009 voting rights in total
f- Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
- (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0.24%
(equals 13,666,587 voting rights)
- thereof held indirectly: 0.24% (equals 13,666,587 voting rights)
- Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 6.44% (equals
360,509,967 voting rights)
g- Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec.
25 WpHG:
- Chain of controlled undertakings (starting at the lowest level):
Goldman Sachs International, London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., London, United Kingdom.
- Expiry Date:
Call Option (Physical) 0.0148%, 16 March 2012
Call Option (Physical) 0.019%, 15 June 2012
Call Option (Physical) 0.0005%, 21 December 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0025%, 16 March 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0011%, 15 June 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0178%, 20 December 2012
4. Notification by Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK):
a- Company subject to notification obligation: Goldman Sachs Group
Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom
b- Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold
c- Threshold crossed or reached: 5%
d- Date at which threshold is crossed or reached: 7.3.2012
e- Voting rights proportion: 6.69% (equals 374,176,554 voting rights)
calculated from 5,594,109,009 voting rights in total
f- Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
- (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0.24%
(equals 13,666,587 voting rights)
- thereof held indirectly: 0.24% (equals 13,666,587 voting rights)
- Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 6.44% (equals
360,509,967 voting rights)
g- Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec.
25 WpHG:
- Chain of controlled undertakings (starting at the lowest level):
Goldman Sachs International, London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom.
- Expiry Date:
Call Option (Physical) 0.0148%, 16 March 2012
Call Option (Physical) 0.019%, 15 June 2012
Call Option (Physical) 0.0005%, 21 December 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0025%, 16 March 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0011%, 15 June 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0178%, 20 December 2012
5. Notification by Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK):
a- Company subject to notification obligation: Goldman Sachs Holdings
(UK), London, United Kingdom
b- Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold
c- Threshold crossed or reached: 5%
d- Date at which threshold is crossed or reached: 7.3.2012
e- Voting rights proportion: 6.69% (equals 374,176,554 voting rights)
calculated from 5,594,109,009 voting rights in total
f- Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
- (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0.24%
(equals 13,666,587 voting rights)
- thereof held indirectly: 0.24% (equals 13,666,587 voting rights)
- Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 6.44% (equals
360,509,967 voting rights)
g- Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec.
25 WpHG:
- Chain of controlled undertakings (starting at the lowest level):
Goldman Sachs International, London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom.
- Expiry Date:
Call Option (Physical) 0.0148%, 16 March 2012
Call Option (Physical) 0.019%, 15 June 2012
Call Option (Physical) 0.0005%, 21 December 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0025%, 16 March 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0011%, 15 June 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0178%, 20 December 2012
6. Notification by Goldman Sachs International:
a- Company subject to notification obligation: Goldman Sachs
International, London, United Kingdom
b- Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold
c- Threshold crossed or reached: 5%
d- Date at which threshold is crossed or reached: 7.3.2012
e- Voting rights proportion: 6.69% (equals 374,176,554 voting rights)
calculated from 5,594,109,009 voting rights in total
f- Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
- (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0.24%
(equals 13,666,587 voting rights)
- Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 6.44% (equals
360,509,967 voting rights)
g- Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to sec.
25 WpHG:
- Expiry Date:
Call Option (Physical) 0.0148%, 16 March 2012
Call Option (Physical) 0.019%, 15 June 2012
Call Option (Physical) 0.0005%, 21 December 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0025%, 16 March 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0011%, 15 June 2012
Short Put Option (Physical) 0.0178%, 20 December 2012
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Language: English
Company: Commerzbank AG
Kaiserplatz
60261 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Internet: www.commerzbank.de
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