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Release according to article 40 para. 1 WpHG

K+S Aktiengesellschaft: Voting rights announcement according to § 21 para. 1 WpHG

Kassel (pta024/20.11.2014/18:00 UTC+1) - Release of Voting Rights Announcement

Voting Rights Announcement

1. Details of issuer

Name: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):
Street: Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7
Postal code: 34131
City: Kassel, Germany

2. Reason for notification

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
City and country of registered office: New York, NY, United States of America (USA)

4. Names of shareholders mit 3% oder mehr Stimmrechte, wenn abweichend von 3.
2.02% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 3867934 Voting Rights) are attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act).
0.001% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 2246 Voting Rights) are attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act).
0.03% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 49008 Voting Rights) are attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act).
3.09% of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 5920700 Voting Rights) are attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act).

Please note that the total amount stated above does not necessarily equal the sum of the detailed attributed holdings. This results from voting rights having multiple attributions within the BlackRock group structure.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
14.11.2014

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 pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
New
Previous notification (if applicable)

7. Details on total positions

a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 33, 34 WpHG)

ISIN Absolute direct (Sec. 33 WpHG) Absolute indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG) In % direct (Sec. 33 WpHG) In % indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
Total:    

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

type of instrument Maturity / Expiration Exercise or conversion period Voting Rights Absolute Voting Rights in %
    Total:

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG

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

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

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

Date
01.01.1970

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Emitter: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7
34131 Kassel
Germany
Contact Person: Andrea Rach
Phone: +49 561 9301 1100
E-Mail: andrea.rach@k-plus-s.com
Website: www.k-plus-s.com
ISIN(s): DE000KSAG888 (Share)
Stock Exchange(s): Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart
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