December 23, 2016

December 23, 2016

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

 

 

Notification of Major Holdings

 

1. Details of issuer

 

SLM Solutions Group AG
Roggenhorster Strasse 9c
23556 Lübeck
Germany

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

4. Names of shareholder(s)

holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

 

 

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

 

19 Dec 2016

 

 

 

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 5.81 % 6.53 % 12.34 % 17980867
Previous notification 4.24 % 8.29 % 12.53 % /

 

 

 

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)
DE000A111338 0

1044881

0.00 % 5.81 %
Total

1044881

5.81 %

 

 

 

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 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 at any time at any time

1035132

5.76 %
    Total

1035132

5.76 %

 

 

 

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 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 %
Equity Swap Vom 09.10.2017 bis zum 11.07.2018 / From 09.10.2017 to 11.07.2018 at any time/jederzeit Cash 138805 0.77 %
      Total 138805 0.77 %

 

 

 

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 Capital Management, LLC % % %
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc. % % %
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC % % %
       
Morgan Stanley % % %
Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC
%
% %
Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc.
%
% %
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC 4.80 % % 5.60 %
       
Morgan Stanley % % %
Morgan Stanley International Holdings, Inc. % % %
Morgan Stanley International Limited % % %
Morgan Stanley UK Group % % %
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK) % % %
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc % 5.02 % 5.03 %

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

10. Other explanatory remarks: