Release according to article 40 para. 1 WpHG
Kontron AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG
Linz (pta031/24.10.2022/14:30 UTC+2) - Release of Voting Rights Announcement
Voting Rights Announcement
1. Details of issuer
| Name: | Kontron AG |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 5299002PSXXMVHB26433 |
| Street: | Industriezeile 35 |
| Postal code: | 4021 |
| City: | Linz, Austria |
2. Reason for notification
Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Natural person
(first name, surname):
DI Hannes Niederhauser
Date of birth:
25.11.1962
4. Names of shareholders, if different from declarants (3)
grosso tec AG, Registernummer HRB 11558
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
19.10.2022
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 on the date on which threshold was crossed / reached | 6.17 | 63,630,568 | ||
| Position of previous notification | 5.00 |
7. Notified details of the resulting situation
7.A: Voting rights attached to shares
| ISIN code | absolute direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018) | absolute indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018) | in % direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018) | in % indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT0000A0E9W5 | 1,366,629 | 2,556,994 | 2.15 | 4.02 |
| Total: | 3,923,623 | 6.17 |
7.B.1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018
| type of instrument | Maturity / Expiration | Exercise or conversion period | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total: |
7.B.2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018
| type of instrument | Maturity / Expiration | Exercise or conversion period | Cash or physical transaction | Voting Rights Absolute | Voting Rights in % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total: |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial/other instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.
| No. | Name | Directly controlled by No. | Shares held directly (%) | Financial/other instruments held directly (%) | Total of both (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DI Hannes Niederhauser | 2,1500 | 0,0000 | 2,1500 | |
| 2 | grosso tec AG | 4,0200 | 0,0000 | 4,0200 |
9. In case of proxy voting
Date of general meeting: N/A
Holding total positions (6.) after general meeting:
| Proportion of voting rights | Proportion of instruments | Total of both |
|---|---|---|
| % | % | % |
10. Other useful information
Hannes Niederhauser, born on 25 November 1962, and grosso holding Gesellschaft mbH (FN 559732 k) each hold 47.5% of the share capital of grosso tec AG (registration number HRB 11558), so that Hannes Niederhauser controls grosso tec AG together with grosso holding Gesellschaft mbH.
grosso tec AG exceeded the 4 % shareholding threshold on 19.10.2022.
Date:
24.10.2022
(end)
| Emitter: |
Kontron AG Industriezeile 35 4021 Linz Austria |
|
|---|---|---|
| Contact Person: | Nicole Nagy, Investor Relations | |
| Phone: | +43 (1) 801911196 | |
| E-Mail: | nicole.nagy@kontron.com | |
| Website: | www.kontron.ag | |
| ISIN(s): | AT0000A0E9W5 (Share) | |
| Stock Exchange(s): | Regulated Market in Frankfurt |