Notification of Major Holdings1. Details of issuer Biotest AG
Landsteinerstraße 5
63303 Dreieich
Germany |
2. Reason for notification | X | Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |
| X | Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
| | Change of breakdown of voting rights |
| | Other reason:
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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: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 | 0.03 % | 5.22 % | 5.25 % | 19785726 |
| Previous notification | 4.63 % | 0.54 % | 5.17 % | / |
7. Notified details of the resulting situationa. 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) |
| DE000A2E4TS2 | 0 | 6403 | 0 % | 0.03 % |
| Total | 6403 | 0.03 % |
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 to recall of lent shares | | at any time | 913126 | 4.615 % |
| Right to substitute shares delivered as collaterals | | at any time | 14113 | 0.071 % |
| | | Total | 927239 | 4.69 % |
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 Swaps | 21.06.2018 - 09.09.2019 | | Cash | 106031 | 0.54 % |
| | | | Total | 106031 | 0.54 % |
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) |
| UBS Group AG | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| UBS AG | 0.001 % | 5.22 % | 5.22 % |
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| UBS Group AG | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| UBS AG | 0.001 % | 5.22 % | 5.22 % |
| UBS Asset Management AG | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| UBS Asset management Holding (No. 2) Ltd | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| UBS Asset Management (UK) Ltd | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
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| UBS Group AG | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| UBS AG | 0.001 % | 5.22 % | 5.22 % |
| UBS Asset Management AG | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
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| UBS Group AG | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| UBS AG | 0.001 % | 5.22 % | 5.22 % |
| UBS Asset Management AG | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
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: 
