HSBC voting rights at 3.57%, incl. voting rights through instruments at 5.98%

Daimler AG
20.04.2020 / 18:45
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer
Name: Daimler AG
Street: Mercedesstrasse 120
Postal code: 70372
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
  Other reason:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: HSBC Holdings plc
City of registered office, country: London, United Kingdom

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
HSBC Bank plc

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
14 Apr 2020

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 3.57 % 2.41 % 5.98 % 1069837447
Previous notification 1.51 % 3.73 % 5.23 % /

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 38234873 0 % 3.57 %
Total 38234873 3.57 %

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 %
Right to recall lent securities At any time 1634131 0.15 %
Long Call Option (physical settlement) 19JUN 2020 - 20DEC 2024 American style 754200 0.07 %
Long Call Option (physical settlement) 19JUN 2020 - 16DEC 2022 European style 4200000 0.39 %
    Total 6588331 0.62 %

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 %
Long Call Warrants 17JUN 2020 European style Cash 101 0.000009 %
Long Call Warrants 14DEC 2020 - 17DEC 2021 American style Cash 3923 0.0004 %
Short Put Warrants Open end Bermuda style Cash 8986 0.0008 %
Short Put Warrants 17JUN 2020 - 15JUN 2022 American style Cash 1668 0.0002 %
Contract for Difference Open end Bermuda style Cash 6 0.0000006 %
Equity Swap 29MAY 2020 - 02OCT 2023 N/A Cash 14668599 1.37 %
Equity Future 17DEC 2021 N/A Cash 1244 0.0001 %
Long Call Option 22DEC 2020 European Style Cash 6642 0.0006 %
Long Call Option Basket 16Nov 2020 European Style Cash 2248 0.0002 %
Corporate Debt with Short Put Option 08MAY 2020 European Style Cash 17488 0.002 %
Short Put Option 27May 2020 - 13FEB 2023 European Style Cash 106464 0.01 %
Short Put Option 19JUN 2020 - 07MAR 2024 American style Physical 2578383 0.24 %
Short Put Option 07JUL 2020 - 31JAN 2023 European Style Physical 309939 0.03 %
Short Put Option Basket 27MAY 2020 - 09APR 2023 Amercian style Physical 54198 0.005 %
Short Put Option Basket 08MAR 2021 - 20OCT 2023 Amercian style Cash 364801 0.03 %
Short Put Option Basket 11MAY 2020 - 20OCT 2023 European Style Physical 1023989 0.10 %
      Total 19148679 1.79 %

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)
HSBC Holdings plc % % %
HSBC UK Holdings Limited % % %
HSBC Bank plc 3.50 % % 5.73 %
 
HSBC Holdings Plc % % %
HSBC Global Asset Management Limited % % %
HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited % % %
 
HSBC Holdings Plc % % %
HSBC UK Holdings Limited % % %
HSBC Bank Plc 3.50 % % 5.73 %
HSBC Germany Holdings GmbH % % %
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG % % %
 
HSBC Holdings Plc % % %
HSBC UK Holdings Limited % % %
HSBC Bank Plc 3.50 % % 5.73 %
HSBC France S.A. % % %
HSBC Global Asset Management (France) S.A. % % %
 
HSBC Holdings Plc % % %
HBSC Middle East Holdings B.V. % % %
HSBC Bank A.S. % % %
HSBC Yatirim Menkul Degrler A.S. % % %
HSBC Portfoy Yonetimi A.S. % % %
 
HSBC Holdings Plc % % %
HSBC Asia Holdings Limited % % %
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited % % %
 
HSBC Holdings Plc % % %
HSBC UK Holdings Limited % % %
HSBC Bank Plc 3.50 % % 5.73 %
HSBC France S.A. % % %
 
HSBC Holdings Plc % % %
HSBC Asia Holdings Limited % % %
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited % % %
HSBC International Trustee (Holdings) Pte. Limited % % %
HSBC International Trustee Limited % % %
 
HSBC Holdings Plc % % %
HSBC Asia Holdings Limited % % %
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited % % %
Wayfoong Nominees Limited % % %
Hang Seng Bank Limited % % %
Hang Seng Insurance Company Limited % % %
 
HSBC Holdings Plc % % %
HSBC UK Holdings Limited % % %
HSBC Bank Plc 3.50 % % 5.73 %
HSBC Trustee (C.I.) Limited % % %
 
HSBC Holdings Plc % % %
HSBC Asia Holdings Limited % % %
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited % % %
HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited % % %
HSBC Insurance (Asia) Limited % % %
HSBC Life (International) Limited % % %
 
HSBC Holdings Plc % % %
HSBC Finance (Netherlands) % % %
HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) S.A. % % %
HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) S.A. % % %

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:
 

Date
17 Apr 2020



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