1. On October 13, 2015, Dr. Marie Theres Schnell, Germany,
sent the following voting rights notice:
Voting rights announcement according to §§ 21, 22 WpHG
In accordance with § 21 (1) WpHG, I hereby notify you that, with an effective date from
October 7, 2015, due to the pooling of voting rights with other shareholders and
as a result, attribution in accordance with § 22 WpHG, I have achieved a voting right share of 56.0085
% (3,696,558 votes) to KWS SAAT SE (ISIN 0007074007).
In addition to my own non-pooled voting rights in the amount of
of 0.0076% (500 votes), I therefore have a
total voting rights share of 56.0160% (3,697,058 votes).
Of this, in accordance with § 22 para. 2, sentence 1, 1st Alt. WpHG, voting rights
of 51.4108% (3,393,110 votes), and in accordance with § 22 (2), sentence 1,
2. Alt. WpHG voting rights totaling 4.5977% (303,448 votes) are
attributed to me. My voting rights therefore exceed the thresholds of
3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30% and 50%.
Of the following shareholders whose voting rights in KWS SAAT SE
are 3% or more, the voting rights are attributed to me:
- Büchting Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Hannover
- AKB Foundation, Hanover
- Kommanditgesellschaft Dr. Arend Oetker Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH & Co., Berlin
- Mrs. Elke Giesecke
2. On October 13, 2015, Ms. Clara Christina Oetker, Germany,
Voting rights message sent to:
Voting rights announcement according to §§ 21, 22 WpHG
In accordance with § 21 (1) WpHG, I hereby notify you that, with an effective date from
October 7, 2015, due to the pooling of voting rights with other shareholders and
as a result, attribution in accordance with § 22 WpHG, I have achieved a voting right share of 56.0085
% (3,696,558 votes) to KWS SAAT SE (ISIN 0007074007).
In addition to my own non-pooled voting rights in the amount of
of 0.0076% (500 votes), I therefore have a
total voting rights share of 56.0160% (3,697,058 votes).
Of this, in accordance with § 22 para. 2, sentence 1, 1st Alt. WpHG, voting rights
of 51.4108% (3,393,110 votes), and in accordance with § 22 (2), sentence 1,
2. Alt. WpHG voting rights totaling 4.5977% (303,448 votes) are
attributed to me. My voting rights therefore exceed the thresholds of
3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30% and 50%.
Of the following shareholders whose voting rights in KWS SAAT SE
are 3% or more, the voting rights are attributed to me:
- Büchting Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Hannover
- AKB Foundation, Hanover
- Kommanditgesellschaft Dr. Arend Oetker Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH & Co., Berlin
- Mrs. Elke Giesecke
3. On October 13, 2015, Mr. Leopold Heinrich Oetker, Germany,
sent the following voting rights notice:
Voting rights announcement according to §§ 21, 22 WpHG
In accordance with § 21 (1) WpHG, I hereby notify you that, with an effective date from
October 7, 2015, due to the pooling of voting rights with other shareholders and
as a result, attribution in accordance with § 22 WpHG, I have achieved a voting right share of 56.0085
% (3,696,558 votes) to KWS SAAT SE (ISIN 0007074007).
In addition to my own non-pooled voting rights in the amount of
of 0.0076% (500 votes), I therefore have a
total voting rights share of 56.0160% (3,697,058 votes).
Of this, in accordance with § 22 para. 2, sentence 1, 1st Alt. WpHG, voting rights
of 51.4108% (3,393,110 votes), and in accordance with § 22 (2), sentence 1,
2. Alt. WpHG voting rights totaling 4.5977% (303,448 votes) are
attributed to me. My voting rights therefore exceed the thresholds of
3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30% and 50%.
Of the following shareholders whose voting rights in KWS SAAT SE
are 3% or more, the voting rights are attributed to me:
- Büchting Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Hannover
- AKB Foundation, Hanover
- Kommanditgesellschaft Dr. Arend Oetker Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH & Co., Berlin
- Mrs. Elke Giesecke
4. On October 13, 2015, Ms. Johanna Sophie Oetker, Germany,
Voting rights message sent to:
Voting rights announcement according to §§ 21, 22 WpHG
In accordance with § 21 (1) WpHG, I hereby notify you that, with an effective date from
October 7, 2015, due to the pooling of voting rights with other shareholders and
as a result, attribution in accordance with § 22 WpHG, I have achieved a voting right share of 56.0085
% (3,696,558 votes) to KWS SAAT SE (ISIN 0007074007).
In addition to my own non-pooled voting rights in the amount of
of 0.0076% (500 votes), I therefore have a
total voting rights share of 56.0160% (3,697,058 votes).
Of this, in accordance with § 22 para. 2, sentence 1, 1st Alt. WpHG, voting rights
of 51.4108% (3,393,110 votes), and in accordance with § 22 (2), sentence 1,
2. Alt. WpHG voting rights totaling 4.5977% (303,448 votes) are
attributed to me. My voting rights therefore exceed the thresholds of
3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30% and 50%.
Of the following shareholders whose voting rights in KWS SAAT SE
are 3% or more, the voting rights are attributed to me:
- Büchting Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Hannover
- AKB Foundation, Hanover
- Kommanditgesellschaft Dr. Arend Oetker Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH & Co., Berlin
- Mrs. Elke Giesecke
5. On October 13, 2015, Mr. Ludwig August Oetker, Germany,
Voting rights message sent to:
Voting rights announcement according to §§ 21, 22 WpHG
In accordance with § 21 (1) WpHG, I hereby notify you that, with an effective date from
October 7, 2015, due to the pooling of voting rights with other shareholders and
as a result, attribution in accordance with § 22 WpHG, I have achieved a voting right share of 56.0085
% (3,696,558 votes) to KWS SAAT SE (ISIN 0007074007).
In addition to my own non-pooled voting rights in the amount of
of 0.0076% (500 votes), I therefore have a
total voting rights share of 56.0160% (3,697,058 votes).
Of this, in accordance with § 22 para. 2, sentence 1, 1st Alt. WpHG, voting rights
of 51.4108% (3,393,110 votes), and in accordance with § 22 (2), sentence 1,
2. Alt. WpHG voting rights totaling 4.5977% (303,448 votes) are
attributed to me. My voting rights therefore exceed the thresholds of
3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30% and 50%.
Of the following shareholders whose voting rights in KWS SAAT SE
are 3% or more, the voting rights are attributed to me:
- Büchting Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Hannover
- AKB Foundation, Hanover
- Kommanditgesellschaft Dr. Arend Oetker Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH & Co., Berlin
- Mrs. Elke Giesecke
Einbeck, October 14, 2015
KWS SAAT SE
The Executive Board