Release according to article 40 para. 1 WpHG
Kontron AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG
Linz (pta027/12.08.2022/18:00 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
Other
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: Morgan Stanley
City and country of registered office:
Wilmington, Delaware,
United States of America (USA)
4. Names of shareholders, if different from declarants (3)
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
10.08.2022
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 | 0.21 | 4.16 | 4.38 | 63,630,568 |
| Position of previous notification | 0.03 | 5.02 | 5.05 |
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 | 0 | 136,247 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
| Total: | 136,247 | 0.21 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right of recall over securities lending agreements | at any time | at any time | 1,658,259 | 2.61 |
| Total: | 1,658,259 | 2.61 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Swap | From 06.12.2022 to 08.12.2022 | at any time | Cash | 989,352 | 1.55 |
| Total: | 989,352 | 1.55 |
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 | Morgan Stanley | ||||
| 2 | Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC | 1 | |||
| 3 | Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc | 2 | |||
| 4 | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 3 | 0,0100 | 1,2800 | 1,2900 |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. | 1 | |||
| 6 | Morgan Stanley International Limited | 5 | |||
| 7 | Morgan Stanley Investments (UK) | 6 | |||
| 8 | Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc | 7 | 0,2100 | 2,8800 | 3,0900 |
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
The notification was triggered as a result of an exercise of a right of recall over securities lending agreements.
Date:
12.08.2022
(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 |