DGAP-Stimmrechtsanteile: Klöckner & Co

DGAP-PVR: Klöckner & Co SE: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Klöckner & Co. SE

09.03.2016 20:49

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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Klöckner & Co. SE Am Silberpalais 1 47057 Duisburg Germany

2. Reason for notification

X Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights X Acquisition/disposal of instruments Change of breakdown of voting rights X Other reason: consequent increase of trading book holdings above 5%

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: City and country of registered office: UBS Group AG Zurich Switzerland

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

04 March 2016

6. Total positions

% of voting % of voting rights total of total number rights attached through instruments both in % of voting to shares (total (total of 7.b.1 + (7.a. + rights of of 7.a.) 7.b.2) 7.b.) issuer Result- 1.08 % 5.43 % 6.51 % 99750000 ing situat- ion Previo- 0.43 % 0.84 % 1.27 % / us notifi- cation

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

ISIN absolute in % direct (Sec. indirect (Sec. direct (Sec. indirect 21 WpHG) 22 WpHG) 21 WpHG) (Sec. 22 WpHG) DE000KC01000 0 1082012 0 % 1.08 % Total 1082012 1.08 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument Expiration Exercise or Voting Voting or maturity conversion rights rights date period absolute in % Right to recall lent at any time 679720 0.68 % shares right to substitute at any time 1009908 1.01 % shares delivered as collateral Total 1689628 1.69 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 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 % short 18.03.2016 Physical 75000 0.08 % put option Equity 06.06.2016 Cash 3651208 3.66 % Swaps to 09.01.2019 Total 3726208 3.74 %

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 % of voting rights Total of both rights (if at through instruments (if (if at least least held 3% or at least held 5% or held 5% or more) more) more) UBS Group AG % % % UBS AG % % 5.35 % UBS Asset % % % Management (Australia) Ltd UBS Group AG % % % UBS AG % % 5.35 % UBS Asset % % % Management (Singapore) Ltd UBS Group AG % % % UBS AG % % 5.35 % UBS Asset % % % Management Holding (no. 2) Ltd UBS Asset % % % Management Holding Ltd UBS Asset % % % Management (UK) Ltd UBS Group AG % % % UBS AG % % 5.35 % UBS Asset % % % Management Holding (no. 2) Ltd UBS Asset % % % Management Holding Ltd UBS Asset % % % Management Life Limited UBS Group AG % % % UBS AG % % 5.35 % UBS Americas % % % Holding LLC UBS Americas % % % Inc. UBS Asset % % % Management (Americas) Inc. UBS Asset % % % Management Trust Company UBS Group AG % % % UBS AG % % 5.35 % UBS Fund % % % Management (Luxembourg) S.A. UBS Group AG % % % UBS AG % % 5.35 % UBS Fund % % % Management (Switzerland) AG UBS Group AG % % % UBS AG % % 5.35 % UBS % % % Switzerland AG

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

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

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