zooplus AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: zooplus AG

2015-12-07 / 11:04
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Notification of Major Holdings on 02.12.2015

1. Details of issuer

zooplus AG
Sonnenstraße 15
80331 München
Germany

2. Reason for notification

  Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
  Acquisition/disposal of instruments
  Change of breakdown of voting rights
X Other reason: Baseline disclosure pursuant to section 41 para. 4f WpHG

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: City and country of registered office:
Morgan Stanley Wilmington
United States of America (USA)

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

26.11.2015

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 3,69 % 1,98 % 5,66 % 6.991.478
Previous notification 0,54 % % 0 % /

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

ISIN absolute in %
  direct
(Sec. 21 WpHG)
indirect
(Sec. 22 WpHG)
direct
(Sec. 21 WpHG)
indirect
(Sec. 22 WpHG)
DE0005111702 0 257.812 0 % 3,69 %
Total 257.812 3,69 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
Right of recall over securities lending agreements. 18.160 0,26 %
    Total 18.160 0,26 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Cash or physical settlement Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
Equity Swap 23.12.2015 Cash 120.000 1,72 %
      Total 120.000 1,72 %

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

  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.).
X 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)
Morgan Stanley % % %
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. % % %
Morgan Stanley International Limited % % %
Morgan Stanley UK Group % % %
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK) % % %
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc 3,41 % % 5,33 %
Morgan Stanley % % %
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC % % %
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, LLC % % %
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC % % %

9. In case of proxy voting according to § 22 Abs. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting:
Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)


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