BECHTLE AG
DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Bechtle AG
Bechtle AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the
German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide
distribution
2020-11-20 / 11:37
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.
*Notification of Major Holdings*
*1. Details of issuer*
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|Name: |Bechtle AG |
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|Street: |Bechtle Platz 1 |
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|Postal code: |74172 |
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|City: |Neckarsulm |
| |Germany |
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|Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|529900HA2QT774RUXW59|
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*2. Reason for notification*
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| |Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |
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| |Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
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| |Change of breakdown of voting rights |
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|X|Other reason: |
| |voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on |
| |subsidiary level |
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*3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation*
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|Legal entity: Baillie Gifford & Co |
|City of registered office, country: Edinburgh, United Kingdom|
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*4. Names of shareholder(s)*
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
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*5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:*
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|13 Nov 2020|
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*6. Total positions*
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| |% of voting|% of voting| Total of| Total number|
| | rights| rights| both in %| of voting|
| |attached to| through| (7.a. +| rights|
| | shares|instruments| 7.b.)| pursuant to|
| | (total of| (total of| | Sec. 41 WpHG|
| | 7.a.)| 7.b.1 +| | |
| | | 7.b.2)| | |
+-------------+-----------+-----------+----------+-------------+
|New | 8.75 %| 0.00 %| 8.75 %| 42000000|
+-------------+-----------+-----------+----------+-------------+
|Previous | 7.59 %| 0.00 %| 7.59 %| /|
|notification | | | | |
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*7. Details on total positions*
*a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)*
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|ISIN | Absolute | In % |
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| | Direct| Indirect| Direct| Indirect|
| | (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34|
| | WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)|
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+
|DE0005158703| 0| 3675762| 0.00 %| 8.75 %|
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|*Total* | 3675762 | 8.75 % |
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*b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG*
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+
|Type of |Expiration or |Exercise or | Voting| Voting|
|instrumen|maturity date |conversion | rights|rights in %|
|t | |period | absolute| |
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| | | | 0| 0.00 %|
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| | |*Total* | 0| 0.00 %|
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*b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG*
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|Type of|Expiration |Exercise or|Cash or | Voting| Voting|
|instrum|or maturity |conversion |physical | rights|rights in|
|ent |date |period |settlemen| absolute| %|
| | | |t | | |
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+
| | | | | 0| 0.00 %|
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+
| | | |*Total* | 0| 0.00 %|
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*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 nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that|
| |directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the |
| |(underlying) issuer (1.). |
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|X|Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the |
| |ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
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|Name | % of voting|% of voting| Total of both|
| | rights (if at| rights| (if at least 5%|
| | least 3% or| through| or more)|
| | more)|instruments| |
| | | (if at| |
| | |least 5% or| |
| | | more)| |
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|Baillie Gifford & | %| %| %|
|Co | | | |
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|Baillie Gifford | 4.99 %| %| %|
|Overseas Limited | | | |
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*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:
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| Proportion of voting| Proportion of|Total of both|
| rights| instruments| |
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| %| %| %|
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*10. Other explanatory remarks:*
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Date
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|17 Nov 2020|
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Language: English
Company: Bechtle AG
Bechtle Platz 1
74172 Neckarsulm
Germany
Internet: bechtle.com
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