Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution


Daimler AG 

10.04.2015 15:58

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.


Publications pursuant to section 26 (1) WpHG

We have received the following notifications of voting rights pursuant to sections 21 WpHG

Notifications pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG

1. Notification of BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A., has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that its percentage of voting rights in Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany, exceeded the threshold of 5% on April 8, 2015 and amounts to 5.07% (equals: 54,204,299 out of a total of 1,069,837,447 voting rights) as per this date. Of these voting rights 2.56% (equals: 27,440,817 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A., pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG; 0.001% (equals: 11,702 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG and 2.79% (equals: 29,837,751 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 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.

2. Notification of BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A., has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that its percentage of voting rights in Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany, exceeded the threshold of 5% on April 8, 2015 and amounts to 5.07% (equals: 54,204,299 out of a total of 1,069,837,447 voting rights) as per this date. Of these voting rights 2.56% (equals: 27,440,817 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A., pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG; 0.001% (equals: 11,702 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG, 0.01% (equals: 104,286) are to be attributed pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG and 2.78% (equals: 29,733,514 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to section 22 (1) sentence 1 no. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 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.


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Language:     English
Company:      Daimler AG
              Mercedesstrasse 137
              70327 Stuttgart
              Germany
Internet:     www.daimler.com
 
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