Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
Kennedyplatz 1
50569 Köln
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: |
|
DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
|
Frankfurt
Germany
|
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 of issuer |
| Resulting situation |
3.77 % |
1.60 % |
5.37 % |
91,522,936 |
| Previous notification |
0.00 % |
0.00 % |
0.00 % |
/ |
7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)
| ISIN |
absolute |
in % |
| |
direct
(Sec. 21 WpHG) |
indirect
(Sec. 22 WpHG) |
direct
(Sec. 21 WpHG) |
indirect
(Sec. 22 WpHG) |
| DE0005470405 |
3,447,334 |
116 |
3.77 % |
0.0001 % |
| Total |
3,447,450 |
3.77 % |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG
| Type of instrument |
Expiration or maturity date |
Exercise or conversion period |
Voting rights absolute |
Voting rights in % |
| Right to Recall |
|
|
5,000 |
0.01 % |
| Call Options |
15.12.2017 |
jederzeit |
258,000 |
0.28 % |
| Call Options |
14.06.2017 |
|
31,500 |
0.03 % |
| |
|
Total |
294,500 |
0.32 % |
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 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 % |
| Swaps |
04.03.2019 |
|
Cash |
821,825 |
0.90 % |
| Warrants |
ohne Laufzeitbegrenzung |
|
Cash |
5,610 |
0.01 % |
| Put Options |
16.03.2018 |
jederzeit |
Physical |
183,300 |
0.20 % |
| Futures |
16.06.2017 |
jederzeit |
Cash |
162,900 |
0.18 % |
| |
|
|
Total |
1,173,635 |
1.28 % |
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 rights (if at least held 3% or more) |
% of voting rights through instruments (if at least held 5% or more) |
Total of both (if at least held 5% or more) |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
3.77 % |
% |
5.37 % |
| Deutsche Bank Privat- und Geschäftskunden Aktiengesellschaft |
% |
% |
% |
| |
|
|
|
| DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
3.77 % |
% |
5.37 % |
| DB USA Corporation |
% |
% |
% |
| Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation |
% |
% |
% |
| Deutsche Bank Holdings,Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
| Deutsche Bank National Trust Company |
% |
% |
% |
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: