pta20220819017
Release according to article 40 para. 1 WpHG

Kontron AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG

Linz (pta017/19.08.2022/18:00 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. International plc

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
17.08.2022

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 0.01 3.94 3.95 63,630,568
Position of previous notification 0.21 4.16 4.38

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 4,308 0.00 0.01
Total:   4,308   0.01

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 1,518,955 2.39
    Total: 1,518,955 2.39

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 991,128 1.56
      Total: 991,128 1.56

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 0,0000 1,0600 1,0600
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 0,0100 2,8900 2,9000

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:
19.08.2022

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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
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