Henkel AG & Co. KGaA: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
November 27, 2023 at 12:01 pm
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EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
27.11.2023 / 17:59 CET/CEST
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Düsseldorf, November 27, 2023
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf, has been notified that on November 23, 2023, the proportion of voting rights held by the members of the share-pooling agreement of the Henkel Family represents in total a percentage of 61.82 percent of the voting rights (160,599,025 votes) in Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (ISIN DE0006048408), held by
139 members of the families of the descendants of Fritz Henkel, the company’s founder,
eighteen foundations set up by members of those families,
three trusts set up by members of those families,
two private limited companies (GmbH) set up by members of those families and twelve limited partnerships with a limited company as general partner (GmbH & Co. KG),
under the terms of a share-pooling agreement as envisaged in § 34 (2) of the German Securities Trading Law (WpHG), whereby the shares held by the two private limited companies and the twelve limited partnerships with a limited company as general partner representing a percentage of 15.89 percent (41,284,284 votes) are attributed (as envisaged in § 34 (1) No. 1 WpHG) to the family members who control those companies.
No party to the share-pooling agreement is obliged to notify that it has reached or exceeded 3 percent or more of the total voting rights in Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, even after adding voting rights expressly granted under the terms of usufruct agreements.
Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah, Germany, is the authorized representative of the parties to the Henkel Family share-pooling agreement.
(Latest release: April 12, 2022)
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Henkel AG & Co KGaA formerly known as Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien is a Germany-based company. The Company is engaged in the consumer and industrial business, operating in two segments: Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands. It operates in the regions of Europe, IMEA (India, Middle East, Africa), North America, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. The Company's Adhesive Technologies business segment covers adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, providing solutions for Mobility & Electronics, Packaging & Consumer Goods and Craftsmen, Construction & Professional under brands such as Loctite, Bonderite, Aquence and Technomelt. The Consumer Brands business segment focuses on the two global categories Laundry & Home Care and Hair. In this segment, the Company offers branded consumer goods in laundry and home care products and hair care, it also operates in hair professional business. Its portfolio includes brands such as Persil, Schwarzkopf, Dial, Purex, got2b and Palette.
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA 
