EQS Voting Rights Announcement: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
K+S Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
21.01.2026 / 18:05 CET/CEST
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Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
| Name: | K+S Aktiengesellschaft |
| Street: | Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 7 |
| Postal code: | 34131 |
| City: | Kassel Germany |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 529900YURAYD4IJX2J91 |
2. Reason for notification
| Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights | |
| X | Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
| Change of breakdown of voting rights | |
| X | Other reason: Voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level |
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
| Legal entity: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. City of registered office, country: Wilmington, DE, United States of America (USA) |
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 pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG | |
| New | 0.59 % | 8.47 % | 9.06 % | 179100000 |
| Previous notification | 0.16 % | 5.05 % | 5.21 % | / |
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) |
|
| DE000KSAG888 | 0 | 1054051 | 0 % | 0.59 % |
| Total | 1054051 | 0.59 % | ||
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 | Open | 5310812 | 2.97 % | |
| Right Of Use | Open | 22089 | 0.01 % | |
| Call Option | 18.12.2026 | 800000 | 0.45 % | |
| Call Warrant | 18.12.2026 | 7879 | 0.004 % | |
| Total | 6140780 | 3.43 % |
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 % |
| Call Warrant | 31.12.2030 | Cash | 7648262 | 4.27 % | |
| Put Option | 15.12.2028 | Physical | 575000 | 0.32 % | |
| Swap | 20.08.2040 | Cash | 803871 | 0.45 % | |
| Total | 9027133 | 5.04 % |
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) |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| GSAM Holdings LLC | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE | % | 5.32 % | 5.81 % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs International | % | % | % |
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
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