Softing AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
March 26, 2018 at 06:35 pm IST
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DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Softing AG
Softing AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
26.03.2018 / 15:02
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
Softing AG
Richard-Reitzner-Allee 6
85540 Haar
Germany
2. Reason for notification
Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
Acquisition/disposal of instruments
X
Change of breakdown of voting rights
Other reason:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name:
City and country of registered office:
Mr Dr. Rainer Mittmann, Date of birth: 06 Jun 1948
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:
26 March 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 of issuer
Resulting situation
4.62 %
0.0 %
4.62 %
9105381
Previous notification
8.17 %
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)
DE0005178008
421000
0
4.62 %
0.0 %
Total
421000
4.62 %
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
%
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 %
%
Total
%
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
X
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.).
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)
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:
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Softing AG is a Germany-based software and systems company. The Company operates through two segments: Industrial Automation and Automotive Electronics. The Industrial Automation segment provides tools and devices for signal and protocol analysis of industrial communication networks, gateways for linking fieldbuses to Ethernet-based communication systems and planning and administration systems, as well as interface cards, integration modules, chip solutions and communications software (stacks) for implementing bus links in systems and devices used in process and production automation. The Automotive Electronics segment offers diagnostic solutions for development, testing and production, editors for diagnostic data, diagnostic servers for the real-time processing of diagnostic data, as well as software interfaces for connecting diagnostic servers to production systems and editing and runtime systems for test sequences with connections to numerous third-party products.