May 24, 2018

ElringKlinger AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

ElringKlinger AG

24.05.2018 / 15:42
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

ElringKlinger AG
Max-Eyth-Straße 2
72581 Dettingen/Erms
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: Walter H. Lechler's Last Will and Testament and execution of donation agreement with the occurrence of inheritance.

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name:	City and country of registered office:
Stiftung Klaus Lechler	Basel Switzerland

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

KWL Beteiligungs-GmbH
Lechler GmbH
Klaus Lechler Beteiligungs-GmbH
Elrena GmbH
Lechler Beteiligungs-GmbH

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

17 May 2018

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	51.05 %	0 %	51.05 %	63,359,990
Previous notification	29.01 %	0 %	29.01 %	/

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 33, 34 WpHG)

ISIN	absolute		in %
	direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)	direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE0007856023	0	32345254	0 %	51.05 %
Total	32345254		51.05 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

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

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Cash or physical settlement	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	0 %
			Total		%

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)
Stiftung Klaus Lechler	%	%	%
Elrena GmbH	51.05 %	%	51.05 %
Elrega GmbH	%	%	%

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG

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

10. Other explanatory remarks:

Elrena GmbH, KWL Beteiligungs-GmbH, Klaus Lechler Beteiligungs-GmbH, Eroca AG and Lechler Beteiligungs-GmbH are parties to a pool agreement that contains an obligation to exercise voting rights uniformly within the ElringKlinger AG and constitutes the mutual attribution of voting rights.

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