Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
Daimler AG
Mercedesstrasse 137
70327 Stuttgart
Germany
|
2. Reason for notification
| |
Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |
| X |
Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
| |
Change of breakdown of voting rights |
| |
Other reason:
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
| Name: |
City and country of registered office: |
Mr Li Shufu,
Date of birth: 25 Jun 1963 |
|
4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
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 |
1.87 % |
8.13 % |
9.99 % |
1,069,837,447 |
| Previous notification |
n/a % |
n/a % |
n/a % |
/ |
7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 33, 34 WpHG)
| ISIN |
absolute |
in % |
| |
direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) |
indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) |
direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) |
indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) |
| DE0007100000 |
0 |
20,028,424 |
0.00 % |
1.87 % |
| Total |
20,028,424 |
1.87 % |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG
| Type of instrument |
Expiration or maturity date |
Exercise or conversion period |
Voting rights absolute |
Voting rights in % |
| Total return equity swap |
08.03.2018 |
From 08.12.2017 to 08.03.2018 |
9,093,618 |
0.85 % |
| Total return equity swap |
08.03.2018 |
From 08.12.2017 to 08.03.2018 |
9,093,618 |
0.85 % |
| |
|
Total |
18,187,236 |
1.70 % |
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 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 % |
| Information of potential counterparty on internal approval to a possible transaction |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
68,768,084 |
6.43 % |
| |
|
|
Total |
68,768,084 |
6.43 % |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly 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 held 3% or more) |
% of voting rights through instruments (if at least held 5% or more) |
Total of both (if at least held 5% or more) |
| Li Shufu |
% |
% |
% |
| Geely Group Co., Ltd. |
% |
% |
% |
| Tenaciou3 Investment Holdings Limited |
% |
% |
% |
| Tenaciou3 Prospect Investment Limited |
% |
8.13 % |
8.13 % |
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
| Date of general meeting: |
|
| Holding position after general meeting: |
% (equals voting rights) |
10. Other explanatory remarks:
| The internal approval to a possible transaction set out at 7.b.2. was given on 22 February 2018. This internal approval was then communicated to the potential counterparty for information purposes only. This communication did not create any legal obligations for any of the parties. The possible transaction to which the internal approval related was entered into only on 23 February 2018 after negotiations between the parties, which were still ongoing on 22 February 2018, had been concluded. |