Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
| Name: |
flatexDEGIRO AG |
| Street: |
Rotfeder-Ring 7 |
| Postal code: |
60327 |
| City: |
Frankfurt / Main
Germany |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): |
529900IRBZTADXJB6757 |
2. Reason for notification
| |
Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |
| X |
Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
| |
Change of breakdown of voting rights |
| X |
Other reason:
voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level |
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: Morgan Stanley
City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America (USA) |
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:
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 pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG |
| New |
0.36 % |
10.91 % |
11.27 % |
109852548 |
| Previous notification |
0.38 % |
10.61 % |
10.99 % |
/ |
7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)
| ISIN |
Absolute |
In % |
| |
Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) |
Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) |
Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) |
Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) |
| DE000FTG1111 |
0 |
391919 |
0.00 % |
0.36 % |
| Total |
391919 |
0.36 % |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (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 |
1020215 |
0.93 % |
| |
|
Total |
1020215 |
0.93 % |
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (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 |
From 08.12.2022 to 15.05.2024 |
at any time |
Cash |
1743368 |
1.59 % |
| Equity Call Option |
From 16.06.2022 to 07.10.2022 |
at any time |
Physical |
9225880 |
8.40 % |
| Equity Put Option* |
From 16.06.2022 to 07.10.2022 |
at any time |
Physical |
9225880 |
8.40 % |
| |
|
|
Total |
10969248 |
9.99 % |
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 rights (if at least 3% or more) |
% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) |
Total of both (if at least 5% or more) |
| Morgan Stanley |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| - |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley International Limited |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Investments (UK) |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc |
% |
10.02 % |
10.03 % |
| - |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| Prime Dealer Services Corp. |
% |
% |
% |
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)
Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:
| Proportion of voting rights |
Proportion of instruments |
Total of both |
| % |
% |
% |
10. Other explanatory remarks:
| Regarding section 7.b.2, the Equity Put Options marked with * were not aggregated as they relate to collar transactions (Call & Put) under which, on a consolidated basis, Morgan Stanley can acquire 8.40% of the voting rights in flatexDEGIRO AG (or receive an equivalent amount in cash) only once. |
Date