Li Shufu voting rights unchanged at 9.69%, change in holding structure

Daimler AG

05.12.2018 / 14:37
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer
Name: Daimler AG
Street: Mercedesstrasse 137
Postal code: 70327
City: Stuttgart
Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900R27DL06UVNT076

2. Reason for notification
X Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
  Acquisition/disposal of instruments
  Change of breakdown of voting rights
X Other reason:
Voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level due to change in holding structure

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Natural person (first name, surname): Li Shufu
Date of birth: 25 Jun 1963

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
Tenaciou3 Prospect Investment Limited

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
03 Dec 2018

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 9.69 % 0.00 % 9.69 % 1,069,837,447
Previous notification 9.69 % 0.00 % 9.69 % /

7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)
ISIN Absolute In %
  Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG)
Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG)
Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG)
Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE0007100000 0 103,619,340 0.00 % 9.69 %
Total 103,619,340 9.69 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date 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 Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Cash or physical settlement 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.).
X 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)
Li Shufu % % %
Geely Group Co., Ltd. % % %
Geely Vision Investment Limited % % %
Tenaciou3 Prospect Investment Limited 9.69 % % 9.69 %

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:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:
Proportion of voting rights Proportion of instruments Total of both
% % %

10. Other explanatory remarks:
The reason for the voluntary group notification is a change in the holding structure. By way of share purchase agreement dated 3 December 2018, Geely Vision Investment Limited agreed to purchase all shares in Tenaciou3 Prospect Investment Limited from Tenaciou3 Investment Holdings Limited. Geely Vision Investment Limited and Tenaciou3 Investment Holdings Limited are both wholly owned subsidiaries of Geely Group Co., Ltd. 

Date
05 Dec 2018



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