Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
	| Name: | 
	HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA | 
	| Street: | 
	Rixbecker Str. 75 | 
	| Postal code: | 
	59552 | 
	| City: | 
	Lippstadt Germany | 
	| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 
	529900PLX4ADJFWIY024 | 
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
	Legal entity: Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America (USA) | 
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:
6. Total positions
	|   | 
	% of voting rights attached to shares  (total of 7.a.) | 
	% of voting rights through instruments  (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) | 
	Total of both in %  (7.a. + 7.b.) | 
	Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG | 
	| New | 
	2.76 % | 
	0.00 % | 
	2.76 % | 
	111111112 | 
	| Previous notification | 
	3.13 % | 
	0.00 % | 
	3.13 % | 
	/ | 
7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)
	| ISIN | 
	Absolute | 
	In % | 
	|   | 
	Direct  (Sec. 33 WpHG) | 
	Indirect  (Sec. 34 WpHG) | 
	Direct  (Sec. 33 WpHG) | 
	Indirect  (Sec. 34 WpHG) | 
	| DE000A13SX22 | 
	0 | 
	3066335 | 
	0.00 % | 
	2.76 % | 
	| Total | 
	3066335 | 
	2.76 % | 	
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG
	| Type of instrument | 
	Expiration or maturity date | 
	Exercise or conversion period | 
	Voting rights absolute | 
	Voting rights in % | 
	 | 
	 | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	0.00 % | 
	|   | 
	  | 
	Total | 
	0 | 
	0.00 % | 
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG
	| Type of instrument | 
	Expiration or maturity date | 
	Exercise or conversion period | 
	Cash or physical settlement | 
	Voting rights absolute | 
	Voting rights in % | 
	 | 
	 | 
	 | 
	 | 
	0 | 
	0.00 % | 
	|   | 
	  | 
	  | 
	Total | 
	0 | 
	0.00 % | 
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
	|   | 
	Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) 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 rights (if at least 3% or more) | 
	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) | 
	Total of both (if at least 5% or more) | 
	| Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. | 
	 % | 
	 % | 
	 % | 
	| Artisan Partners Holdings LP | 
	 % | 
	 % | 
	 % | 
	| Artisan Investments GP LLC | 
	 % | 
	 % | 
	 % | 
	| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | 
	 % | 
	 % | 
	 % | 
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)
Date of general meeting: 
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:
	| Proportion of voting rights | 
	Proportion of instruments | 
	Total of both | 
	|  % | 
	 % | 
	 % | 
10. Other explanatory remarks:
Date