München (pta/20.01.2023/10:00 UTC+1) - Release of Voting Rights Announcement
Voting Rights Announcement
1. Details of issuer
Name: | Wacker Chemie AG |
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 0NURKC5Q3CJYZPPK5046 |
Street: | Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4 |
Postal code: | 81737 |
City: | München, Germany |
2. Reason for notification
Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights
Acquisition / disposal of instruments
voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: Bank of America Corporation
City and country of registered office:
Wilmington, DE,
United States of America (USA)
4. Names of shareholders mit 3% oder mehr Stimmrechte, wenn abweichend von 3.
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
17.01.2023
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 | 2.18 | 5.7 | 7.88 | 52,152,600 |
Previous notification (if applicable) | 1.84 | 5.12 | 6.96 |
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) |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE000WCH8881 | 0 | 1,136,456 | 0.00 | 2.18 |
Total: | 1,136,456 | 2.18 |
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 % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Right to Recall | n/a | n/a | 183,847 | 0.35 |
Call Option Physical | 17/02/2023 | n/a | 50,000 | 0.1 |
Rights of Use | n/a | n/a | 59,795 | 0.11 |
Total: | 293,642 | 0.56 |
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 % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Put Option | 17/03/2023 - 15/12/2023 | n/a | Physical | 154,000 | 0.3 |
Swaps | 20/01/2023 - 08/09/2025 | n/a | Cash | 2,525,791 | 4.84 |
Total: | 2,679,791 | 5.14 |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity
Name | % of voting rights (if at least 3% or more) | % of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) | Total of both (if at least 5% or more) |
---|---|---|---|
Bank of America Corporation | |||
NB Holdings Corporation | |||
BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited | |||
BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited | |||
ML UK Capital Holdings Limited | |||
Merrill Lynch International | 5.42 | ||
- | |||
Bank of America Corporation | |||
NB Holdings Corporation | |||
BAC North America Holding Company | |||
Bank of America, National Association | |||
- | |||
Bank of America Corporation | |||
NB Holdings Corporation | |||
BofA Securities, Inc | |||
Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. |
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
18.01.2023
(end)
Emitter: |
Wacker Chemie AG Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4 81737 München Germany |
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Contact Person: | Jörg Hoffmann | |
Phone: | +49 89-6279-1633 | |
E-Mail: | investor.relations@wacker.com | |
Website: | www.wacker.com | |
ISIN(s): | DE000WCH8881 (Share) | |
Stock Exchange(s): | Regulated Market in Frankfurt, Free Market in Berlin, Free Market in Dusseldorf, Free Market in Hamburg, Free Market in Hannover, Free Market in Munich, Free Market in Stuttgart, Open Market in Tradegate |