MERCK KGAA DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Merck KGaA Merck KGaA: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 2020-11-23 / 10:15 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* +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Name: |Merck KGaA | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Street: |Frankfurter Str. 250| +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Postal code: |64293 | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |City: |Darmstadt | | |Germany | +------------------------------+--------------------+ |Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|529900OAREIS0MOPTW25| +------------------------------+--------------------+ *2. Reason for notification* +-+-------------------------------------------------+ |X|Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights| +-+-------------------------------------------------+ | |Acquisition/disposal of instruments | +-+-------------------------------------------------+ | |Change of breakdown of voting rights | +-+-------------------------------------------------+ | |Other reason: | +-+-------------------------------------------------+ *3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation* +----------------------------------------------------+ |Natural person (first name, surname): George Loening| |Date of birth: 30 Jan 1966 | +----------------------------------------------------+ *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:* +-----------+ |13 Nov 2020| +-----------+ *6. Total positions* +-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+ | |% of voting| % of| Total of| Total number| | | rights| voting| both in %| of voting| | |attached to| rights| (7.a. +| rights| | | shares| through| 7.b.)| pursuant to| | | (total of|instrument| | Sec. 41 WpHG| | | 7.a.)| s| | | | | | (total of| | | | | | 7.b.1 +| | | | | | 7.b.2)| | | +-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+ |New | 2.97 %| 0.02 %| 2.99 %| 129242252| +-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+ |Previous | 3.11 %| 0.04 %| 3.15 %| /| |notification | | | | | +-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+ *7. Details on total positions* *a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)* +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |ISIN | Absolute | In % | +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ | | Direct| Indirect| Direct| Indirect| | | (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| | | WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |DE0006599905| 0| 3832793| 0.00 %| 2.97 %| +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ |*Total* | 3832793 | 2.97 % | +------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ *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 %| +---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ *b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG* +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ |Type of|Expiration |Exercise or|Cash or | Voting| Voting| |instrum|or maturity |conversion |physical | rights|rights in| |ent |date |period |settlemen| absolute| %| | | | |t | | | +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ |CFD |n/a |n/a |Cash | 28774| 0.02 %| +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ | | | |*Total* | 28774| 0.02 %| +-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ *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| % of voting|Total of both (if| | | rights (if| rights| at least 5% or| | | at least 3%| through| more)| | | or more)| instruments| | | | |(if at least| | | | | 5% or more)| | +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |George Loening | %| %| %| +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |Cooper Square | %| %| %| |Holdings II, LLC | | | | +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |Cooper Square Fund| %| %| %| |II, L.P. | | | | +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |- | %| %| %| +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |George Loening | %| %| %| +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |Cooper Square | %| %| %| |Holdings, LLC | | | | +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |Cooper Square | %| %| %| |Fund, L.P. | | | | +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |- | %| %| %| +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |George Loening | %| %| %| +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |Baxter Street | %| %| %| |Holdings, LLC | | | | +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |Baxter Street | %| %| %| |Fund, L.P. | | | | +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |- | %| %| %| +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |George Loening | %| %| %| +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |Baxter Street | %| %| %| |Holdings II, LLC | | | | +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |Baxter Street Fund| %| %| %| |II, L.P. | | | | +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |- | %| %| %| +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |George Loening | %| %| %| +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |SEG Partners | %| %| %| |Holdings, LLC | | | | +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |SEG Partners Fund,| %| %| %| |L.P. | | | | +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |- | %| %| %| +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |George Loening | %| %| %| +------------------+------------+------------+-----------------+ |SEG Partners II | %| %| %| |Holdings, LLC | | | |
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