euro adhoc: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Release of a voting rights announcement
according to article 26, section 1.1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim
of a Europe-wide distribution
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Person/company obliged to make the notification: ------------------------------------------------ Name: see notification text Place: see notification text State: see notification text Company data: ------------- Name: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Address: Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7, 34131 Kassel Place: Kassel State: Deutschland
01.02.2008
From the following notifications, only the one of MCC Holding Limited (notification No. 4.) is an obligatory notification. For the other notifying parties the required notifications were already made on 13 September 2007.
Voting rights notifications pursuant to § 21 WpHG
Details of the notifying parties:
1. The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited, Hamilton, HM12, Bermuda 2. Butterfield Trust (Bermuda) Limited, Hamilton HM12, Bermuda; 3. Linetrust PTC Ltd., Hamilton HM12, Bermuda; 4. Linea Ltd., Hamilton HM12, Bermuda;
5. MCC Holding Limited, P. C. 1065 Nicosia, Cyprus
The Bank of N. T. Butterfield & Son Limited made the following notifications regarding the holding of voting rights held in K+S Aktiengesellschaft in their own name as well as for the other aforementioned notifying parties.
The Bank of N. T. Butterfield & Son Limited controls Butterfield Trust (Bermuda) Limited which in turn controls Linetrust PTC Ltd. which in turn controls Linea Ltd. which in turn controls MCC Holding Limited.
1. Notification of voting rights in the name and on behalf of Butterfield Trust (Bermuda) Limited pursuant to § 21 para. 1 in connection with § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG:
On 10 September 2007 Butterfield Trust (Bermuda) Limited exceeded the 3 per cent and the 5 per cent threshold of § 21 para. 1 WpHG and held at this date 6.75 per cent of the voting rights (i.e. 2,785,451 shares with voting rights) in K+S Aktiengesellschaft. It now holds 7.28 per cent of the voting rights (i.e. 3,002,515 shares with voting rights) in K+S Aktiengesellschaft. All these voting rights (7.28 per cent) are attributed to Butterfield Trust (Bermuda) Limited pursuant to § 22 para 1 sent. 1 no 1 WpHG. MCC Holding Limited, which is an undertaking indirectly controlled by Butterfield Trust (Bermuda) Limited through Linetrust PTC Ltd. and Linea Ltd., directly holds the aforementioned 7.28 per cent of the voting rights.
2. Notification of voting rights in the name and on behalf of Linetrust PTC Ltd. pursuant to § 21 para. 1 in connection with § 22 para 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG:
On 10 September 2007 Linetrust PTC Ltd. exceeded the 3 per cent and the 5 per cent threshold of § 21 para. 1 WpHG and held at this date 6.75 per cent of the voting rights (i.e. 2,785,451 shares with voting rights) in K+S Aktiengesellschaft. It now holds 7.28 per cent of the voting rights (i.e. 3,002,515 shares with voting rights) in K+S Aktiengesellschaft. All these voting rights (7.28 per cent) are attributed to Linetrust PTC Ltd. pursuant to § 22 para 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG. MCC Holding Limited, which is an undertaking indirectly controlled by Linetrust PTC Ltd. through Linea Ltd., directly holds the aforementioned 7.28 per cent of the voting rights.
3. Notification of voting rights in the name and on behalf of Linea Ltd. pursuant to § 21 para. 1 in connection with § 22 para 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG:
On 10 September 2007 Linea Ltd. exceeded the 3 per cent and the 5 per cent threshold of § 21 para. 1 WpHG and held at this date 6.75 per cent of the voting rights (i.e. 2,785,451 shares with voting rights) in K+S Aktiengesellschaft. It now holds 7.28 per cent of the voting rights (i.e. 3,002,515 shares with voting rights) in K+S Aktiengesellschaft. All these voting rights (7.28 per cent) are attributed to Linea Ltd. pursuant to § 22 para 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG. On January 22, 2008 Linea Ltd. transferred all its direct shareholding of K+S Aktiengesellschaft shares to MCC Holding Limited, its subsidiary and thereby Linea Ltd.´s direct shareholding went below the 3 per cent threshold to zero shares and voting rights. MCC Holding Limited holds the 7.28 per cent of the voting rights.
4. Notification of voting rights in the name and on behalf of MCC Holding Limited pursuant to § 21 para. 1 WpHG:
On January 22, 2008 MCC Holding Limited exceeded the 3 per cent and the 5 per cent threshold of § 21 para. 1 WpHG and held at this date 7.28 per cent of the voting rights (i.e. 3,002,515 shares with voting rights) in K+S Aktiengesellschaft.
5. Notification of voting rights in the own name of The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited pursuant to § 21 para. 1 in connection with § 22 para 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG:
On 10 September 2007 The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited exceeded the 3 per cent and the 5 per cent threshold of § 21 para. 1 WpHG and held at this date 6.75 per cent of the voting rights (i.e. 2,785,451 shares with voting rights) in K+S Aktiengesellschaft. It now holds 7.28 per cent of the voting rights (i.e. 3,002,515 shares with voting rights) in K+S Aktiengesellschaft. All these voting rights (7.28 per cent) are attributed to The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited pursuant to § 22 para 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG. MCC Holding Limited, which is an undertaking indirectly controlled by The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited through Butterfield Trust (Bermuda) Limited, Linetrust PTC Ltd. and Linea Ltd., directly holds the aforementioned 7.28 per cent of the voting rights.
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