DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: KUKA Aktiengesellschaft
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

15.05.2018 / 11:26
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft
Postfach 43 12 69
86072 Augsburg
Germany

2. Reason for notification
  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:
Midea Group Co., Ltd. Foshan
China

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
MECCA International (BVI) Limited
Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
14 May 2018

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 94.55 % 13.51 % 94.55 % 39,775,470
Previous notification 94.55 % 0.00 % 94.55 % /

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 33, 34 WpHG)
ISIN absolute in %
  direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG)		 indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG)		 direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG)		 indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE000620440737,605,732 % 94.55 %
Total 37,605,732 94.55 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
Share purchase agreement with settlement date still outstanding n/a n/a 5,372,196 13.51 %
   Total 5,372,196 13.51 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 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 %
%
     Total %

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)
Midea Group Co., Ltd. % % %
Midea International Corporation Company Limited % % %
MECCA International (BVI) Limited 94.55 % % 94.55 %
 
Midea Group Co., Ltd. % % %
Guangdong Midea Electric Co., Ltd. % % %
Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V. 94.55 % % 94.55 %
 
Midea Group Co., Ltd. % % %
Guangdong Midea Electric Co., Ltd. % % %
Midea Electric Netherlands (II) B.V. % 13.51 % 13.51 %

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting:
Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)

10. Other explanatory remarks:
No aggregation of the voting rights according to 7.a. and the intruments according to 7.b.1. as both refer to the same voting rights. 


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Language: English
Company: KUKA Aktiengesellschaft
Postfach 43 12 69
86072 Augsburg
Germany
Internet: www.kuka.com

 
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