| DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: VTG Aktiengesellschaft Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 01.11.2018 / 16:43 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Notification of Major Holdings 1. Details of issuer | Name: | VTG Aktiengesellschaft | | Street: | Nagelsweg 34 | | Postal code: | 20097 | | City: | Hamburg Germany | | Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 529900LHT0GUDPEV3546 | 2. Reason for notification | | Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights | | | Acquisition/disposal of instruments | | | Change of breakdown of voting rights | | X | Other reason: Expiration of instruments through fulfillment of irrevocable undertaking to accept Warwick Holding GmbH's takeover offer | 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 | 29.01 % | 0.002 % | 29.01 % | 28,756,219 | | Previous notification | 29.10 % | 20.45 % | 49.55 % | / | 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) | | DE000VTG9999 | 0 | 8,342,597 | 0.00 % | 29.01 % | | Total | 8342597 | 29.01 % | 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 | 717 | 0.002 % | | | | Total | 717 | 0.002 % | 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 % | | | | | | | % | | | | | Total | 0 | 0.00 % | 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 | % | % | % | | MS Holdings Incorporated | % | % | % | | Morgan Stanley Infrastructure II Inc. | % | % | % | | Morgan Stanley Infrastructure II GP LP | % | % | % | | North Haven Infrastructure Partners II LP / North Haven Infrastructure Partners II-AIV II LP | % | % | % | | North Haven Infrastructure Partners II International Holdings C.V. | % | % | % | | NHIP II Holdings Cooperatief U.A. | % | % | % | | Deodoro Holding B.V. | % | % | % | | Warwick Holding GmbH | 29.00 % | % | 29.00 % | 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: | On August 24, 2018, Warwick Holding GmbH, Frankfurt am Main (the "Bidder"), launched its voluntary public takeover offer (the "Takeover Offer") to the shareholders of VTG Aktiengesellschaft ("VTG AG") regarding the acquisition of all shares in VTG AG not already currently held by the Bidder. In connection with the Takeover Offer, the Bidder entered into an irrevocable undertaking with one of VTG AG's shareholders concerning the tender of 5,868,007 VTG Shares (20.41% of the share capital). Following the fulfillment of such irrevocable undertaking, the number of instruments attributed to Morgan Stanley has been reduced. | Date
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