DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Südzucker AG
Südzucker AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

09.10.2017 / 10:36
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer
Südzucker AG
Maximilianstr. 10
68165 Mannheim
Germany

2. Reason for notification
  Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
  Acquisition/disposal of instruments
  Change of breakdown of voting rights
X Other reason:
Majority acquisition of subsidiaries following group internal restructuring

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name: City and country of registered office:
"ARANJA" Beteiligungs GmbH Vienna
Austria

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
Zucker Invest GmbH, Wien, Österreich
Süddeutsche Zuckerrübenverwertungs-Genossenschaft eG, Stuttgart

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
28 Sep 2017

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 66.37 % 0 % 66.37 % 204183292
Previous notification n/a % n/a % n/a % /

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)
DE0007297004 0 135518442 0 % 66.37 %
Total 135518442 66.37 %

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 %
%
   Total %

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 %
%
     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)
RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 10.0003 % % 10.0003 %
"ARANJA" Beteiligungs GmbH % % %
"RASKIA" Beteiligungs GmbH % % %
Zuckermarkt - Studiengesellschaft m.b.H. 66.37 % % 66.37 %
Zucker Invest GmbH 66.37 % % 66.37 %
 
RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 10.0003 % % 10.0003 %
"ARANJA" Beteiligungs GmbH % % %
"RASKIA" Beteiligungs GmbH % % %
Zucker Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH 10.0003 % % 10.0003 %

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:
Within the Group multiple attributions of voting rights do exist. 


09.10.2017 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.
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Language: English
Company: Südzucker AG
Maximilianstr. 10
68165 Mannheim
Germany
Internet: www.suedzucker.de

 
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