Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG
[the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA
Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA: Release according to Article 40, Section
1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of
Europe-wide distribution

02.03.2021 / 16:04
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.

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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     Name:                             Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA
     Street:                           Rheinlanddamm 207 - 209
     Postal code:                      44137
     City:                             Dortmund
                                       Germany
     Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):    529900XO0YTOOKCLQB44

2. Reason for notification

        Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
        Acquisition/disposal of instruments
        Change of breakdown of voting rights
   X    Other reason: Discontinuation of attribution of voting rights due
        to discontinuation of control position (see no. 10 below).

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

     Natural person (first name, surname): François Henri Joseph Pinault
     Date of birth: 21 Aug 1936
     Natural person (first name, surname): François Jean-Henri Pinault
     Date of birth: 28 May 1962

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:

     16 May 2018

6. Total positions

               % of voting  % of voting rights   Total of  Total number of
           rights attached             through  both in %    voting rights
                 to shares  instruments (total    (7.a. +      pursuant to
           (total of 7.a.)   of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)      7.b.)     Sec. 41 WpHG
  New               0.00 %              0.00 %     0.00 %         92000000
  Previo-           5.00 %               n/a %      n/a %                /
  us
  notifi-
  cation

7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)

    ISIN            Absolute                       In %
                  Direct (Sec.  Indirect (Sec.  Direct (Sec.  Indirect
                      33 WpHG)        34 WpHG)      33 WpHG)  (Sec. 34
                                                                 WpHG)
    DE0005493092             0               0        0.00 %    0.00 %
    Total              0                          0.00 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

    Type of     Expiration or  Exercise or    Voting     Voting
    instrument  maturity date  conversion     rights  rights in
                               period       absolute          %
                                                   0     0.00 %
                               Total               0     0.00 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG

    Type of    Expiration   Exercise or  Cash or       Voting  Voting
    instrume-  or maturity  conversion   physical      rights  rights
    nt         date         period       settlement  absolute    in %
                                                            0  0.00 %
                                         Total              0  0.00 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

   X    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.).
        Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate
        controlling natural person or legal entity:

    Name  % of voting rights       % of voting rights  Total of both (if
          (if at least 3% or  through instruments (if     at least 5% or
                       more)     at least 5% or more)              more)

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    Proportion of    Total of
                   rights      instruments        both
                        %                %           %

10. Other explanatory remarks:

   Notification due to the discontinuation of the joint indirect
   controlling position with regard to Puma SE. As a consequence, there
   is no attribution of voting rights from shares in Borussia Dortmund
   GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien to Kering S.A., Artémis
   S.A. and Financière Pinault S.C.A.

Date

     26 Feb 2021


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   Language:    English
   Company:     Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA
                Rheinlanddamm 207 - 209
                44137 Dortmund
                Germany
   Internet:    www.bvb.de/aktie // www.aktie.bvb.de



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