DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Ströer SE & Co. KGaA Ströer SE & Co. KGaA: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 2020-11-26 / 17:56 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. *Notification of Major Holdings* *1. Details of issuer* +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Name: |Ströer SE & Co. KGaA| +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Street: |Ströer Allee 1 | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Postal code: |50999 | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |City: |Köln | | |Germany | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|529900MBF3N1ATE55378| +------------------------------+--------------------+ *2. Reason for notification* +-+-------------------------------------------------+ | |Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights| +-+-------------------------------------------------+ | |Acquisition/disposal of instruments | +-+-------------------------------------------------+ | |Change of breakdown of voting rights | +-+-------------------------------------------------+ |X|Other reason: | | |conclusion of a pooling agreement | +-+-------------------------------------------------+ *3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation* +-------------------------------------------------------+ |Natural person (first name, surname): Thomas Toporowicz| |Date of birth: 18 Jul 1956 | +-------------------------------------------------------+ *4. Names of shareholder(s)* holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3. +------------------------+ |Dirk Ströer, Udo Müller | +------------------------+ *5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:* +-----------+ |26 Nov 2020| +-----------+ *6. Total positions* +-------------+-----------+-----------+----------+-------------+ | |% of voting|% of voting| Total of| Total number| | | rights| rights| both in %| of voting| | |attached to| through| (7.a. +| rights| | | shares|instruments| 7.b.)| pursuant to| | | (total of| (total of| | Sec. 41 WpHG| | | 7.a.)| 7.b.1 +| | | | | | 7.b.2)| | | +-------------+-----------+-----------+----------+-------------+ |New | 41.75 %| 0.00 %| 41.75 %| 56576571| +-------------+-----------+-----------+----------+-------------+ |Previous | n/a %| n/a %| n/a %| /| |notification | | | | | +-------------+-----------+-----------+----------+-------------+ *7. Details on total positions* *a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)* +-------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+ |ISIN | Absolute | In % | +-------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+ | | Direct| Indirect| Direct| Indirect| | | (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| | | WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| +-------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+ | | 0| 23620191| 0.00 %| 41.75 %| +-------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+ |*Total*| 23620191 | 41.75 % | +-------+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+ *b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG* +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ |Type of |Expiration or |Exercise or | Voting| Voting| |instrumen|maturity date |conversion | rights|rights in %| |t | |period | absolute| | +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ | | | | 0| 0.00 %| +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ | | |*Total* | 0| 0.00 %| +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ *b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG* +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ |Type of|Expiration |Exercise or|Cash or | Voting| Voting| |instrum|or maturity |conversion |physical | rights|rights in| |ent |date |period |settlemen| absolute| %| | | | |t | | | +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ | | | | | 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| % of voting| Total of both| | | rights (if at| rights|(if at least 5%| | | least 3% or| through| or more)| | | more)| instruments| | | | |(if at least| | | | | 5% or more)| | +-----------------+---------------+------------+---------------+ |-Thomas | 41.75 %| %| 41.75 %| |Toporowicz | | | | +-----------------+---------------+------------+---------------+ |-APM Verwaltungs | 41.75 %| %| 41.75 %| |GmbH | | | | +-----------------+---------------+------------+---------------+ |-APM Media GmbH &| 41.75 %| %| 41.75 %| |Co. KG | | | | +-----------------+---------------+------------+---------------+ *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| Proportion of|Total of both| | rights| instruments| | +------------------------+-----------------------+-------------+ | %| %| %| +------------------------+-----------------------+-------------+ *10. Other explanatory remarks:* +--------------------------------------------------------------+ |Group notification in accordance with sections 37 (1), 33 (1) | |sentence 1 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). In accordance| |with section 34 (2) WpHG (German Securities Trading Act), the | |thresholds are exceeded by concluding a pooling agreement in | |which, inter alia, all persons named under section 8 are | |involved. | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ Date +-----------+ |26 Nov 2020| +-----------+ 2020-11-26 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de Language: English Company: Ströer SE & Co. KGaA Ströer Allee 1 50999 Köln Germany Internet: www.stroeer.com End of News DGAP News Service 1150967 2020-11-26
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